Template:HOV/doc

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This template provides a simple link to the Digitales Historisches Ortsverzeichnis von Sachsen (HOV) ("Digital Historic Index of Places in Saxony" in Germany) created by the Institute for Saxon History and Culture (Instituts für Sächsische Geschichte und Volkskunde) (ISGV).

Parameters

There are two parameters, that are both optional:

{{HOV |URL= |Name= }}

URL contains the character string as used by http://hov.isgv.de/. If the parameter is not entered, the article title is used (critical for article moves). This parameter must not contain any spaces.
Name contains the displayed placename. If the parameter is not entered, the article title is displayed.

Examples

{{HOV}} in the Dresden article produces:
- Dresden in the Digital Historic Index of Places in Saxony (Digitales Historisches Ortsverzeichnis von Sachsen)
{{HOV}} in the Bad Brambach article produces:
- Bad Brambach in the Digital Historic Index of Places in Saxony (Digitales Historisches Ortsverzeichnis von Sachsen)
{{HOV}} in the Spremberg article produces a nonsensical result because there is a naming conflict.

{{HOV|Kunnersdorf,_Spitz-}} und {{HOV|URL=Kunnersdorf,_Spitz-}} in the Spitzkunnersdorf article produces:
- Spitzkunnersdorf in the Digital Historic Index of Places in Saxony (Digitales Historisches Ortsverzeichnis von Sachsen)

{{HOV|Name=Schönau-Berzdorf a. d. Eigen}} in the Schönau-Berzdorf article produces:
- Schönau-Berzdorf a. d. Eigen in the Digital Historic Index of Places in Saxony (Digitales Historisches Ortsverzeichnis von Sachsen)