Lajos Komarom, Veszprem County: This community was first settled in the latter part of the 18th century with the majority of the original settlers migrating there from Pusztavam. The following family names appear there in the Lutheran Church records. There were also Slovak Lutherans who settled there with the Heidebauern. Andorka, Bader, Bartz,…
Category: Hungarian Highlands
Boglar During the Settlement Period
Boglar During the Settlement Period On the Esterhazy Domains in the Hungarian Highlands (1750-1760) By Dr. Anton Tafferner In the last few years new light has been shed on the research on the history of the early settlement period of Boglar in the Hungarian Highands (Feher County) my place of birth and hometown. When…
Nagybörzsöny in North East Hungary
The village of Nagybörzsöny is located in north eastern Hungary. The mountainous area surrounding it is called: Börzsöny which accounts for the naming of the village. On older maps the German name is given as Pilsen or Grosspilsen. The mountains in the area are heavily forested. In earlier times when the community was at…
Lower Debro in Heves County
Lower Debrö: A Forgotten German Village in Heves County Count Anton Grassalkovich purchased the castle of Debrö along with the surrounding Debrö Domain in 1740. Among the first actions he took was the settlement of the region within geographical proximity to his estates. As a result the village of Lower Debrö came into existence on…
Families in Pusztavam in Feher County
The first settlers in Pusztavam came from the Heidebauern villages of Nickelsdorf and Ragendorf from the domains of Ungarisch Altenburg (Mosonmagyarorvar) in 1715 in search of religious freedom and new opportunities from the drought ridden Heideboden. They were followed by others, German speaking, Slovaks and Hungarians. Among the families there in 1768 were: …
Heidebauern in Lajos Komarom in Veszprem
This community was first settled in the latter part of the 18th century with the majority of the original settlers migrating there from Pusztavam. The following family names appear there in the Lutheran Church records. There were also Slovak Lutherans who settled there with the Heidebauern. Lechner, Lehner, Leitner, Lisztmeyer, Macher,Malentz, Mann, Marth, Mathess, Mattern Mossberger (Muschberger) Muck Musch …
Pusztavam in Feher County
(The following information comes from the Heimatbuch for Pusztavám.) Pusztavám is located in the so-called Schildgebirge, the central area north of Lake Balaton and north of Szekésfehevár south of the Bakony Forest (Buchenwald). It is one of the few settlements in the Schildgebirge that was established after the expulsion of the Turks…