In 1760 the Danish King had placed an ad in the southwest of Germany inviting people to settle in Denmark by promising to cultivate fields that hitherto were only bushes and moors, among the many promises made to them. The invitation was well received and a total success and from Wurttemberg (Stockbronner Hof), Baden Durlach and The Palatinate, families and individuals gathered in Frankfurt and from there headed north in the direction of the Duchy of Schleswig and Jutland south, a region between the border of Germany and Denmark. When the first contingent of Germans arrived in March 1761 were in the midst of planning and even they had not built anything, so Germans southwest were mixed local and received daily allowances until they could begin work on their own fields. In July 1761 were raffled the first houses, the influx of German and assigning them continued for several more years.