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Canada, and Brazil began in the 1880s, with increased waves before, during, and after the two world wars. Almost all the remaining ethnic Germans were re-settled in the German Empire or Germanoccupied areas during World War II, but many had to flee from the advancing Russian armies at the end of the war. Today most of Bukovina is part of Romania. The northern part is in the Ukraine. Helpful Web sites • http://www.bukovinasociety.org/ - The Bukovina Society of the Americas, includes various historical articles and family history material in English and German. A genealogy data base is available to members only • http://www.genealogienetz.de/reg/ESE/bukowina.html - Bukovina page of www.genealogy.net – includes links to maps, gazetteers, archive addresses, and other reference material. • http://www.deutsche-schutzgebiete.de/kuk_bukowina.htm - history, statistics, links to other Web sites, historical postcards Germans in the former Kingdom of Hungary Germans settled in several distinct sections of Hungary: the so-called Swabian Turkey area [Schwäbische Türkei (Komitate Baranya, Tolna und Somogy)], Budapest and Central Hungary, Western Hungary [Komitate Gyõr,Moson, and Sopron], the area between the Danube and Theiss rivers [Batschka and Banat], and various villages clustered here and there. By 1940 about 600,000 ethnic Germans lived in Hungary. Some areas are now located in Romania. Between 1711 and 1787, following the Habsburg monarchy’s conquest over the Ottoman Turks, the Austrian government recruited predominantly German-speaking settlers from Germany and other European countries to populate the newly-won territories. Many of the early settlers came from the Southwestern region of Schwaben. They embarked on barges at Ulm, located in that region, and traveled down the Danube River to Hungary. Hence they were later known as “Donauschwaben”, or “Danube-Swabians. The two largest settlement areas were known as the Banat and the Batschka, which became part of Hungary, Romania, and Yugoslavia after World War II. Other areas include the Sathmar region and the Dobrudja, Collectively, these groups are often referred to as Donauschwaben. Helpful Web sites: • http://www.dvhh.org/ - Donauschwaben Villages helping hands – very informative! • http://www.genealogienetz.de/reg/ESE/dschwaben.html - provides history, lists of societies, genealogical resources etc. • http://www.genealogienetz.de/reg/ESE/dsinfo.htm - Donauschwaben village list, currently includes Banat, Batschka, Bosnia, Sathmar, and Slavonia, with more to come. • http://www.genealogienetz.de/vereine/AKdFF/akdff-en.html - Work Group of Danube-Swabian Research [the major genealogical society for this area], has various geographical sub-groups • http://www.genealogienetz.de/reg/ESE/dssum.html - history, genealogy resources, societies – focus on the Hungarian Highlands • http://www.genealogienetz.de/vereine/AGoFF/index.htm - Contact has extensive records and publications.
• http://www2.genealogy.net/privat/flacker/indexe.htm - links to place lists, immigration sources, town genealogies, and other resources • http://www.spotlightongames.com/genealogy/backa-wel.html - Batschka village list ROMANIA [see also HUNGARY] Sathmar- Schwaben [Satu-Mare], Slavonia Helpful Web sites: • http://www.genealogienetz.de/reg/ESE/vl_sath.html - Sathmar village list • http://www.dvhh.org/sathmar/ - Sathmar section of the Donauschwaben Helping Hands, includes a map, village histories Siebenbuergen The earliest German settlements were founded by the “Siebenbuergen Saxons” in the 11 th Century. This area, also known as Transylvania, is now part of Romania. It encompassed seven autonomous cities [Cluj (Klausenburg), Sibiu (Hermannstadt), Sigisoara (Schässburg), Brasov (Kronstadt), Medias (Mediasch), Sebes (Mühlbach), and Bistrita (Bistritz)] and about 240 villages. Even today these cities are referred to as the “Saxon Cities”, even though the earliest settlers came from the Rhineland. For many years only Germans were allowed to settle within the city walls. The remaining Germans were exiled during the 20 th Century. Many have formed “hometown societies” and are actively engaged in documenting the history and genealogy of their former community. A number of published town genealogies are available online and in book form. Helpful web sites: • A historical outline, addresses of major historical societies, and information about genealogical source material are found at http://www.genealogienetz.de/reg/ESE/7burg.html -general information, links [English] • http://www.genealogienetz.de/reg/ESE/7burg_info.html -Transylvania Saxon village list, includes information about location, available records, contacts etc. • http://www.sibiweb.de/ahnen/index.html the “SibiWeb” [Siebenbuergen Web], general information, links to other Siebenbuergen genealogy Web sites [German] • http://www.genealogienetz.de/vereine/AKSL/download/usa%20auswanderer.pdf - a list of emigrants and visitors to the United States from Siebenbuergen, compiled by Monika Ferrier, using the Ellis Island Data base. • http://www.genealogienetz.de/vereine/AKSL/ - website of the Work Group for Siebenbuergen History [German] has helpful links. • http://www.genealogienetz.de/reg/ESE/dssyrmi.html - historical background, link to village list for Syrmia Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, and Serbia , including Syrmia [former Yugoslavia] Of note among the German settlements are the Gottschee area in Slovenia and Slavonia in Croatia. Helpful web sites:
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