Category: Slavonia

Welimirowatz in Slavonia-Part Three    Entering the 20th century the term Danube Swabian came into vogue to describe the descendants of the Germans settlers who had responded to the call of the Habsburg Emperors and first established their communities in the early 18th century.  During the 20th century the Danube Swabians found themselves living between…

Welimirowatz in Slavonia-Part Two    In the Fall of 1884 two men from Cservenka in the Batschka, Philip Trautmann and Johann Kaiper made their way to Naschitz as “spies” and allowed themselves to be shown the settlement site in the forest by Naschitz.  They let the black earth sift through their fingers.  Later they refreshed…

Welimirowatz in Slavonia   Summarized and Translated By Henry A. Fischer  From: Menschen zwischen Welten Heimatbuch Welimirowatz  By Leopold Karl Barwich 1985    The area in which Welimirowatz is located in central southeast Europe has been home to various peoples over the centuries for both short and long term occupations.  The Ilyrians are the first…