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Godfather of the Danube Swabians    There are numerous historical personalities who played a major role in the genesis of the people who would later become known as the Danube Swabians.  The three Habsburg rulers, Emperor Charles VI, Empress Maria Theresia and Emperor Joseph II have given their names and made their imprint on the three…

To assist the visitor to this website gain an understanding of the origins, history and destiny of the Children of the Danube in Hungary the following articles provide information on specific villages, their early settlement and later development until their destruction during and following the Second World War.

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       It invariably comes as a surprise to most people to discover that there were Lutherans among the original Danube Swabians who were part of the first Great Swabian Migration of the 18th century into Hungary, known as the Schwabenzug.        They were officially excluded from settling in the newly won territories taken…

This website exists to preserve and celebrate the history, traditions and heritage of the descendants of some of the  settlers from southwest Germany who joined the Great Swabian Trek into Hungary in the early 18th century.  They were part of a larger group known as the Danube Swabians but in order to highlight their own unique identity…

At the beginning of undertaking my research into my family origins in Hungary, I ran across references in some Danuabe Swabian histories and studies to some settlers whose origins were not from the German speaking principalities within the Holy Roman Empire, but from France, Italy and Spain.   Most of these references dealt with the Banat…

Excerpts from correspondence with Pastor Ronald Lommel of the Lutheran Parish Nieder-Gemünden Hesse.   As indicated, the following information is contained in some personal correspondence I had with Pastor Lommel following my visit to his parish a number of years ago.  At that time he was unaware of any emigration from Hesse to Hungary in the…

  For those interested in pursuing a search of their own family history related to the Counties of Tolna, Somogy and Baranya in Hungary the following information and resources are offered to you. Excerpts from Correspondence Helpful Hints in Researching in Baranya County Helpful Hints in Researching Tolna County Hessian Emigrants to Hungary The Waldensian…