{"id":8350,"date":"2021-08-13T14:15:44","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T12:15:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/?p=8350"},"modified":"2021-08-13T14:15:44","modified_gmt":"2021-08-13T12:15:44","slug":"the-history-of-norwegian-parishes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/the-history-of-norwegian-parishes\/","title":{"rendered":"The history of Norwegian parishes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here is a very useful resource found in the Norwegian digital archives.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>As we know, the boundaries of the Norwegian parishes and local parishes have changed over time. Here is an introduction to a resource that helps us keep track of these changes.<\/p>\n<p>I have used this resource a lot, but have been a little reluctant to present it, as it is only available in Norwegian. The Digital archives send you to an automatically translated version of the pages. 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