Odenwald in southern Hessen, Germany, to "Alheden" in Denmark. About 1000 expectant people from the Rhine area, carrying along wife, children, animals and tools arrived on Alheden, to cultivate the area.
The colonists becaume copyholders on the farms on Alheden. Bad planning etc. was the reason that this failed. It was a very hard time for the colinists, hwo hold on. Many colonists return home, some too Rusia. Volga-germans. It were these "potatogermans", as they carried along potatoes, and made Denmark acquainted with potatoes. In 1852 the Alhede copyfarms becaume independent.
Now there is a memorialpark "Kongenshus Mindepark" with a lot of memorial tables with names as named before. As showed below.
In the town Grønhøj besides the restaurant there is a museum, were there is a lot of information.
New memorial stones by Grønhøj restaurant mentionet all nown "kartoffeltysker", as they arrived
to "Alhesen" 1759-1763, On the left side the husband on the right side the women.