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 Paks-on-the-Danube Roman Catholic Church Records
Paks-on-the-Danube (Roman Catholic Church Records) Marriage Records (Heidebauern Families) (1721-1797) 02.10.1721 Friedrich Wehnhardt and Margaret Brecht 25.04.1722 Paul Mathauss and Maria Beck from Gyorkony 27.o8.1723 Wilhelm Reichert and Anna Katharina Schwarz 02.01.1724 George Hessmer and Anna Maria Krauss 26.11.1724 Johannes Weiss and Margaret Engelhardt 11.06.1725 Nikolaus Polon and Magdalena Reichert 26.05.1724 Paul Hermann and…
The Odenwald Emigration to Hungary
This information is contained in the five volumes of Ella Gieg’s study of the emigration from the Odenwald during the 18th and 19th centuries. The following are family names associated with the emigration to Hungary during the years 1722, 1723 and 1724. In addition there are a few later dates, but all of them deal…
Heidebauern in Nickelsdorf
It was reported that the teachings of Martin Luther were already widespread in the area as early as 1521 and Nickelsdorf would remain one of the citadels of Lutheranism during the years of persecution ahead. Its origins can be traced back to the 11th century and its inhabitants were of Franconian and Bavarian descent. The…
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 …
Heidebauern in Kaltenstein (Level)
This Heidebauern community existed since the year 900, but its first 600 years are shrouded in mystery. It was only in the high Middle Ages that families took on “second” names. The first documented list of families comes from 1546 and includes: Bennusch Hausmann Georg Thanicker Anton Pinkitzer Wolf Stelzer…
Heidebauern in Bikacs
The first settlers in Bikacs arrived much earlier than officially reported in 1735-1736 and unlike other settlements in Tolna County it was the only totally Heidebauren community both from its inception and for most of its history. The origins of this group of settlers were from the Counties of Vas, Moson and the area…
Tiszalok: The Second and Third Act
Introduction: (For those readers who first heard the story of Tiszalók in the first posting on this site we now offer what we believe is the last act of the sufferings and destruction of the Danube Swabian communities following the Second World War. In this Second Act we present a summary of the…
Strasssommerein in the Heideboden
The information provided in this article finds its source in the Strass-Sommereiner Heimatbuch by Johann Nitsch and Hans Schrodel. On a contemporary map of Hungary it is now identified as Hegyshálom, one the chief border crossings between Hungary and Austria with only the frontier separating it from its sister village Nickelsdorf now in…
Zurndorf in the Heideboden
The source of the information contained in this article comes from Chronik der Marktgemdinde Zurndorf by Paul Ebner. Following the First World War the village of Zurndorf along with Nickelsdorf and Deutsch-Jahrndorf became part of the State of Burgenland within Austria and were cut off from the other Heidebauern communities that remained part…