What year did Ausacker, Denmark become Ausacker, Germany?

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I have ancestors from here that overtime immigrated to Australia. The surname is Hollensen. I am unsure how to present it in my research as the man who immigrated to Australia, he died in 1891 in which his wife said he was born Flendberg, Germany but I had originally as Flendberg, Denmark. His parents were born and died in Ausacker, Denmark both mother and father passing in 1888 but I'm curious as to when it changed as it could have been in Germany at this time.

Thanks very much.

otto saxo · Answer

The border region between Germany and Denmark is a difficult area, as there has never been a distinct line between German and Danish settlements. It's actually some kind of mixing zone, a smooth transition between both ethnicities. When the clear border line has been drawn, a strong German minority remained on the Danish side, and a strong Danish minority remained on the German side.

So, let's break it down - Ausacker is originally a Danish location name which has been germanized.
Hollensen is originally a German family name, Low German to be exact. The meaning is "of the ridge".
Flendberg might be Flensburg, the northernmost German city, which was originally the Danish Flensborg until the Danish citizens were outnumbered by German citizens.
The year when Denmark lost its political influence on Flensburg and Ausacker was 1864. From that time on both places were Prussian for a while, then German. Some people who speak Danish at home and even at school are still living there among the German majority.

Bill · Answer

I think the issue is the fact that every border in the world has changed numerous times.  It probably was in Denmark at that time.

Go here:  https://www.euratlas.net/history/europe/1800/1800_Northwest.html

It's a map of the Denmark in the year 1800.

Danish, like English, Norse, and many others, is a Germanic language.

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What year did Ausacker, Denmark become Ausacker, Germany?

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