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Conquerors of the Heathland: The Colonists of King Frederick V.
250 years ago, this stretch of land, like large parts of the Schleswigsche Geest (moraine), was criss-crossed with heaths and moors. From 1761-1765, under the Danish King Frederick V., colonists from Württemberg, Hessen and the Palatinate were lured to this sparsely populated wasteland for cultivation. They were promised a piece of land, a house, and further state aid. It took the wagon trains seven weeks to make the arduous journey, and the disappointment on arrival was correspondingly great, as they had not been told, that they would only find barren heath land. Some turned back immediately. To keep them in the country, they were offered 40 hectares of land, a house with furniture, firewood, plough, harrow, seeds, farm animals and fodder money, as well as tax exemption for 20 years. Even medicine and visits to the doctor were free. They also were not drafted into military service. In exchange, they had to stay for 20 years and cultivate the land. That was a convincing proposition to many of them, and that is how colonies, like the one in Sofiedal, not far west of here, came into being.
