Place:Dannevirke, Manawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand

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NameDannevirke
Alt namesDane's worksource: Wikipedia
TypeCity or town
Coordinates40.2°S 176.133°E
Located inManawatu-Wanganui, New Zealand
source: Family History Library Catalog
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Dannevirke ( "work of the Danes", a reference to Danevirke; or Tamaki Nui a Rua, the area where the town is), is a rural service town in the Manawatū-Whanganui region of the North Island, New Zealand. It is the major town of the administrative of the Tararua District, the easternmost of the districts of which the Horizons Regional Council has responsibilities.

The surrounding area, a catchment and source of the Manawatu River (approximately 20 Min drive north of town) has developed into dairy, beef cattle and sheep farming, which now provides the major income for the town's population of .

source: Family History Library Catalog


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