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Village Names:
- German: Denndorf
- Hungarian: Szászdálya
- Official: Daia
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Daia saseasca, Dellendorf
Location:
- Country: Romania
- Southeast of Sighisoara, northwest of Rupea
- Postal-Code: 3082
Population:
- 1593: 130 taxpayers
- 1786: 812
- 1910: 1169
- 1940: 686 Lutherans
- 1966: 1012
- 31.12.1995: 3 Saxons, but the church community is no longer registered
in the Lutheran community register of Siebenbürgen
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records: Denndorf
- Church records available at FHL: B: 1662-1921; M: 1662-1943; D: 1662-1837
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1417953-54
- FHL Census Microfilm:
- Leipzig archives:
B: 1662-1714, 1813-1837, 1870-1921
M: 1662-1713, 1814-1837, 1893-1943
D: 1662-1714, 1814-1837
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1280 as Dala
- HOG
Heimatbücher:
- Denndorf. Eine sächsische Gemeinde in Siebenbürgen. Das kleine Dorf
mit den großen Erinnerungen. [E: ....a Saxon community in Transylvania.
The small village with the big memories]. (Werner Wagner). Dinklage, Verlag
des Arbeitskreises für Geschichte und Kultur der deutschen Siedlungsgebiete
im Südosten Europas e.V., 1994. 442 S., 210 Abb. ISBN 3-928389-14-9. 76,-DM.
[G]
Village Names:
- German: Deutsch Budak
- Hungarian: Szászbudak
- Official: Budacu de Jos
- Spelling and/or dialect variants:
Location:
- Country: Romania
- 6 km south of Bistrita
- Postal-Code: 4435
Population:
- 1786: 349
- 1910: 450
- 1940: 293 Lutherans
- 1966: 816
- 1992: no Germans; the Lutheran community ceased to exist in the 1970s
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records: Deutsch Budak
- Church records available at FHL: Family registers (see Pintak entry)
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1228
- Kirchenburg/church fortress; HOG
- Derived from: 1) Slavic Buda(k) = hut, or 2) Turkish name for the spring
in the area = twig/branch
Heimatbücher:
- Budaktaler Erinnerungen. [E: .... Memories]. (Johann Schmidt). Friedrich
Luyken GmbH, Gummersbach, 1977. 67 S. [G]; 2.ed. Haller Druck, Fürth,
1979. 84 S. [G]
- Deutsch-Budak: ein siebenbürgisch-sächsisches Schicksal. [E: ....a
Transylvanian fate]. (Johann Dorfi). Öhringen, Selbstverlag, 1984. 207
S. [G, IfA, MOB]
- Deutsch-Budaker Heimatbuch. Wie's Daheim einst war. [E: .... Heritage
book. How it once was at home]. (Johann Dorfi). 2. Auflage. Öhringen,
Selbstverlag, 1990. 207 S. [G, IfA]
Village Names:
- German: Deutsch Kreuz
- Hungarian: Szászkeresztur
- Official: Crit
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Detsch Krets
Location:
- Country: Romania
- Southeast of Sighisoara, northwest of Rupea on Highway 13
- Postal-Code: 3022
Population:
- 1786: 851
- 1910: 927
- 1940: 743 Lutherans
- 1966: 856
- 31.12.1995: The Lutheran community had 17 members
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records: Deutschkreuz
- Church records available at FHL: BMD 1757-1870 of the Hutterite Brethern.
They were in Transylvania from 1757-1794 only, then to Vjshenky and Radychiv,
Ukraine. Compiler: Johann Waldner)
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1045472
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1322 as villa crucii
- Kirchenburg/church fortress
- HOG (publishes Deutschkreuzer Heimatbote [1981])
- Ortsgenealoge
Village Names:
- German: Deutsch Pien
- Hungarian: Alsópián
- Official: Pianu de Jos
- Spelling and/or dialect variants:
Location:
- Country: Romania
- West of Sebes, 8 km south of Vintu de Jos
- Postal-Code: 2577
Population:
- 1786: 868
- 1910: 1597
- 1940: 451 Lutherans
- 1966: 1291
- 31.12.1995: The Lutheran community had 21 members
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1309
- Kirchenburg/church fortress; HOG
Village Names:
- German: Deutsch Tekes
- Hungarian: Szásztyukos
- Official: Ticusu Vechi
- Spelling and/or dialect variants:
Location:
- Country: Romania
- Northeast of Fagaras, southwest of Rupea
- Postal-Code: 3042
Population:
- 1786: 858
- 1910: 1607
- 1940: 1241 Lutherans
- 1966: 1206
- 31.12.1995: The Lutheran community had 38 members
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1373
- Kirchenburg/church fortress
- HOG (publishes Tekeser Heimat-Blatt [1996])
- Spelling with diacritics: Ticus,u Vechi
Village Names:
- German: Deutsch Weisskirch
- Hungarian: Szászfehéregyháza
- Official: Viscri
- Spelling and/or dialect variants:
Location:
- Country: Romania
- Northwest of Rupea, southeast of Sighisoara
- Postal-Code: 3029
Population:
- 1786: 667
- 1910: 790
- 1940: 699 Lutherans
- 1966: 735
- 31.12.1995: The Lutheran community had 38 members
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records: Deutschweisskirch
- Church records available at FHL: BD: 1701-1766; M: 1701-1728, 1766-1768
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1417957
- FHL Census Microfilm:
- Leipzig archives: B: 1701-1766; M: 1701-1728; D: 1701-1766
Miscellaneous:
- Founded: 12-13th centuries
- Kirchenburg/church fortress
- HOG and Ortsgenealoge
Heimatbücher:
- Weißkirch [Deutsch-Weißkirch bei Schäßburg]. Ein siebenbürgisches
Dorf im Griff der Zeit. Zur Siedlungsgeschichte Rumäniens. [E: ....by
Schäßburg. A Transylvanian village in the grip of time. Concerning the
settlement history of Rumania]. (Herman Van der Haegen, Paul Niedermaier).
Leuven/Louvain: Institut de Géographie, Université Catolique, 1997. 322
S., 167 Abbildungen, 1 großform. Flurplan. Acta Geographica Lovanensia
vol. 36. 1000 Bfr; oder 38,- DM beim Siebenbürgen Institut. [G]
- Schicksale und Erinnerungen: Zeitgeschichten aus der Vergangenheit
eines siebenbürgischen Dorfes. [E: Fates and memories: stories out of
the past of a Transylvanian village]. (Michael Wagner). Sibiu, Editura
hora, 1998. ISBN 973-98263-6-9
Village Names:
- German: Deutsch Zepling
- Hungarian: Dedrád
- Official: Dedrad
- Spelling and/or dialect variants:
Location:
- Country: Romania
- 7 km north of Reghin
- Postal-Code: 4248
Population:
- 1786: 1086
- 1910: 2041
- 1940: 1990 Lutherans
- 1966: 1068
- 31.12.1995: The Lutheran community had 73 members though it was an
almost fully German village until 1944.
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL 1829/20 Hungarian Land Census Microfilm: Dedrad
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1536784, item 2
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1319
- Kirchenburg/church fortress
- HOG and Ortsgenealoge
Heimatbücher:
- Deutsch Zepling. Es scheint, eine achthundertjährige Geschichte geht
langsam zu Ende. [E: ....it seems that 800 years of history are slowly
drawing to an end]. (Johann Grum). Rothenburg o.d. Tauber, Selbstverlag,
1967. 104 S. [G]
- Heimatbuch Deutsch-Zepling. [E: Heritage book....] (Michael Kenst,
Mathias Grum). 153 S. Inkl. Einwohnerliste/keine Daten von Sept 1944;
contains a list of the inhabitants but no dates as of September 1944.
Wiesbaden, 1975. [G, IfA, MOB]
Village Names:
- German: Diemrich
- Hungarian: Déva
- Official: Deva
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Dacopolis, Decidava,
Dimmrich, Schloßberg
Location:
- Country: Romania
- North of Hunedoara
- Postal-Code: 2700
Population:
- 1786: 3113
- 1878: 3277 (1794 Rumanians, 1442 Magyars, 451 Germans)
- 1909: 7089 (2509 Rumanians, the rest Germans and Hungarians)
- 1992: 78,366
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records: Deva
- Church records available at FHL: military personnel only BMD: 1830-1871
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1454474
- FHL 1819/20 Hungarian Land Census Microfilm: Deva
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1536812, item 2
Miscellaneous:
- Founded: 1332 but with archaeological records of settlement from the
late Stone Age
- Kirchenburg/church fortress; HOG
- In 1712, Catholic Bulgarians arrived from Oltenia
- Banater Schwaben lived in the "La Svabi" quarter
Village Names:
- German: Dobring
- Hungarian: Doborka
- Official: Dobirca
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Duburka
Location:
- Country: Romania
- Southeast of Sebes
- Postal-Code: 2747
Population:
- 1488: 61 heads of households
- 1599: village and fortress are razed by Michael the Wallachian
- 1786: 578
- 1910: 1426
- 1940: 889 Lutherans
- 1966: 1211
- 31.12.1995: The Lutheran community had 12 members
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1309 as Dobrica
- Kirchenburg/church fortress; HOG
- Spelling with diacritics: Dobi^rca
Village Names:
- German: Donnersmarkt
- Hungarian: Monora, Monara
- Official: Manarade
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Donnersmark
Location:
- Country: Romania
- South of Blaj, west of Copsa Mica
- Postal-Code: 3182
Population:
- 1786: 933
- 1910: 1067
- 1940: 853 Lutherans
- 1966: 1035
- 31.12.1995: 5 Saxons though the Lutheran community ceased to exist
in 1991
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records: Donnersmarkt
- Church records available at FHL:
B: 1725-1900; M: 1735-1829, 1831-1926; D: 1725-1890
accounts on microfilm nr. 1417919
ministers 1676-1941
history 1872-1910
vaccinations 1811-1813, 1826-1850
confirmations 1832-1934
engagements 1815
see also Blasendorf
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1417919-1417923
- FHL 1819/20 Hungarian Land Census Microfilm: Monora
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1529957, item 2
- Leipzig archives: B: 1725-1900; M: 1735-1926; D: 1725-1890
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1263 as Munora
- Kirchenburg/church fortress; HOG
- Derived from German "Donnerstagsmarkt", i.e. Market day Thursday
- Spelling with diacritics: Ma^na^rade
Heimatbücher:
- Donnersmarkt - eine Gemeinde in Siebenbürgen. (Adolf Schmidt). 1999,
München. (Schriftenreihe der Siebenbürgisch-sächsischen Stiftung, Bd.
40). 450p. 100,-DM. ISBN 3-932043-19-7.
Order address/Bezugsadresse: Adolf Schmidt, Freidankstr. 6,
81739 München; last order date/letzter Bestelltermin: 31 Mai 1999
Village Names:
- German: Draas
- Hungarian: Homoróddaróc
- Official: Drauseni
- Spelling and/or dialect variants:
Location:
- Country: Romania
- 16 km northwest of Rupea
- Postal-Code: 3045
Population:
- 1786: 883
- 1910: 1057
- 1940: 776 Lutherans
- 1966: 819
- 31.12.1995: The Lutheran community had 7 members
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1224 in "Andreanischen Freibrief" as terra Daraus
- Kirchenburg/church fortress
- HOG and Ortsgenealoge
- Photo
Heimatbücher:
- Draas im Wandel der Zeit. Eine kleine Geschichte eines für Siebenbürger
Sachsen "untergangenen" Heimatortes. [E: ... through time. A small history
of a homeland which for Transylvanian Saxons has disappeared]. (Johann
Markus, Michael Markus, Martin Paulini). Nürnberg, Druckhaus, 1977. 88
S. [G]
- Draas wie es einst war. [E: .... as it once was]. (Johann Markus, Michael
Markus). Kitchener, Ontario, 1972. 35 S. [G]
- Heimat Siebenbürgen - Erinnerungen an Draas. [E: Homeland Transylvania
- memories of....] (Michael Schenker). 1987. 89 S. [G]
Conact/Bezugsadresse: Michael Schenker, Moosgasse 12, 85354
Freising
- Eine Kirchenburg in Siebenbürgen. Vergangenheit - Gegenwart - Zukunft.
[E: A fortress church in Transylvania. Past - present - future]. (Sebastian
Szaktilla). Karlsruhe, Diplomarbeit an der Fakultät für Architektur der
Universität Karlsruhe, 1994. 164 S. [G]
Village Names:
- German: Dunesdorf
- Hungarian: Dános
- Official: Danes
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Dunnesderf, Danus
Location:
- Country: Romania
- East of Sighisoara on Highway 14
- Postal-Code: 3083
Population:
- 1488: 38 heads of households, 1 school, 1 mill
- 1786: 733
- 1910: 1607
- 1940: 330 Lutherans
- 1966: 1847
- 31.12.1995: The Lutheran community had 33 members
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records: Dunesdorf
- Church records available at FHL: B: 1756-1943; M: 1759-1943; D: 1756-1943;
and more
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1417955
- FHL Census Microfilm:
- Leipzig archives: B: 1756-1943; M: 1759-1943; D: 1756-1943
Miscellaneous:
Village Names:
- German: Durles
- Hungarian: Darlac
- Official: Dirlos
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Darlacz
Location:
- Country: Romania
- Northeast of Medias
- Postal-Code: 3147
Population:
- 1786: 939
- 1910: 1824
- 1940: 697 Lutherans
- 1966: 2711
- 31.12.1995: The Lutheran community had 11 members
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL 1819/20 Hungarian Land Census Microfilm: Darlacz
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1529950, item 2
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1317
- Kirchenburg/church fortress; HOG
- Spelling with diacritics: Di^rlos
Village Names:
- German: Dürrbach
- Hungarian: Dipse
- Official: Dipsa
- Spelling and/or dialect variants:
Location:
- Country: Romania
- 9 km north of Teaca, southwest of Bistrita
- Postal-Code:
Population:
- 1786: 733
- 1910: 683
- 1940: 427 Lutherans
- 1966: 981
- 31.12.1995: The Lutheran community had 1 member
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records: Durrbach
- Church records available at FHL (no gaps): B: 1717-1947; M: 1773-1947;
D: 1763-1944; confirmations 1890-1947; midwives' records of births 1882-1943
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 0944300; 0944309; 0944361
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1322
- Kirchenburg/church fortress; HOG
- Spelling with diacritics: Dips,a
Heimatbücher:
- Dürrbach. Schicksal eines deutschen Dorfes in Siebenbürgen. [E: ....Fate
of a German village in Transylvania]. (Michael Klösler). Altötting,
Eigenverlag der HOG Dürrbach, 1986. 359 S. [G].
Order address/Bezugsadresse: Michael Klösler, A. Riemerschmidtstraße
43, 84489 Burghausen.
Village Names:
- German: Eibesdorf, Sächsisch Eibesdorf
- Hungarian: Szászivanfalva
- Official: Ighisu Nou
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Ibisdorful sasesc, Epesdref,
Sauksesch Ebesdref, villa Isopsis, Ysyptellis, Hybysdorff
Location:
- Country: Romania
- 4 km south of Medias
- Postal-Code: 3154
Population:
- 1532: 81 heads of households
- 1786: 763
- 1910: 1099
- 1940: 846 Lutherans
- 1966: 1673
- 31.12.1995: Lutheran community had 70 members
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records: Eibesdorf
- Church records available at FHL: B: 1703-1920; M: 1705-1855; D: 1703-1855
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1417924, 1417925
- FHL Census Microfilm:
- Leipzig archvies: B: 1703-1920; M: 1705-1855; D: 1703-1855, with gaps
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1305
- Kirchenburg/church fortress
- HOG and Ortsgenealoge
- Ortsgeschichte
- Spelling with diacritics: Ighis,u Nou
Heimatbücher:
- Heimatbuch "Sächsisch-Eibesdorf" in Siebenbürgen. [E: Heritage book
of .... in Transylvania]. (Stefan Weingärtner). Kaufering, Lindner Druck,
1996. 464 S. [G]
- 2. Auflage. 1998; 497 S., 164 S&W-, bzw. 22 Farb-Fotos, ISBN 0-8243-2757-305,
120,- DM. [G]
Order address/Bezugsadresse: Stefan Weingärtner jun, Sonnenstr.
4, 86925 Markt-Leeder/Fuchstal
Village Names:
- German: Eisenmarkt
- Hungarian: Vajdahunyad
- Official: Hunedoara
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Hunyad, Hannedeng,
Hunyadiopolis, Eisenstadt
Location:
- Country: Romania
- South of Deva
- Postal-Code: 2750
Population:
- 1786: 2592
- 1803: 14 families arrive from Hauenstein/Baden
- 1884: 1531 Rumanians, 469 Magyars, 210 Germans
- 1909: 4419 (1987 Rumanians, the rest Hungarians, Germans and Slovaks)
- 1992: 81,198 (718 German Lutherans)
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL 1819/20 Hungarian Land Census Microfilm: Vajdahunyad
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1529959, item 2
Miscellaneous:
Village Names:
- German: Elisabethstadt
- Hungarian: Erzsébetváros
- Official: Dumbraveni
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Ebersdorf, Eppeschdorf,
Ebesfalva, Ibisfalau, Armenierstadt
Location:
- Country: Romania
- Halfway between Sighisoara and Medias off highway 14
- Postal-Code: 3130
Population:
- 1786: 3332
- 1910: 4111
- 1935: 4800 (427 Saxons)
- 1985: 9827
- 31.12.1995: The Lutheran community had 111 members
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records: Elisabethstadt
- Church records available at FHL: see Scharosch films
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Founded: 14th century
- Kirchenburg/church fortress; HOG
- At the invitation of Michael Apafi, Armenians from the Moldau settled
here in 1671; Saxons arrived in mid 19th century
- Spelling with diacritics: Dumbra^veni
Village Names:
- German: Felldorf
- Hungarian: Fületelke
- Official: Filitelnic
- Spelling and/or dialect variants:
Location:
- Country: Romania
- South of Balavasar, north of Sighisoara
- Postal-Code: 3271
Population:
- 1786: 442
- 1910: 582
- 1940: 681 Lutherans
- 1966: 532
- 31.12.1995: The Lutheran community had 17 members; the ministers have
not lived in Felldorf itself since 1944.
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records: Felldorf
- Church records available at FHL: B: 1661-1818; M: 1705-1818; D: 1704-1818
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1417959
- FHL 1819/20 Hungarian Land Census Microfilm: Fulestelke
- Microfilm Nr.: 1529951, item 1
- Leipzig archives: B: 1661-1818; M: 1705-1818; D: 1704-1818, with gaps
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1347 as Fyleteluke
- Kirchenburg/church fortress
- HOG and Ortsgenealoge
Heimatbücher:
- Si waos et än Fellderf. Felldorfer Heimatbuch. [E: ....heritage book].
(Peter Gärtner). Essen, Wickenburg-Druck, 1981. 166 S. [G]
Village Names:
- German: Felmern
- Hungarian: Felmir
- Official: Felmer
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Falmern, Welmer
Location:
- Country: Romania
- North of Fagaras, southwest of Rupea
- Postal-Code: 2328
Population:
- 1488: 34 heads of households, a teacher, a mill, 2 indigents
- 1786: 759
- 1910: 1238
- 1940: 692 Lutherans
- 1966: 878
- 1998: 15 Saxons
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 6 Sept 1206 as villa Welmer after its founder
- Kirchenburg/church fortress; HOG
- Ortsgeschichte
- Name changes: Welmer (1206)
Village Names:
- German: Felsendorf
- Hungarian: Földszin
- Official: Floresti, Felta
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Fenisch
Location:
- Country: Romania
- 6 km south of Laslea, southwest of Sighisoara
- Postal-Code: 3140
Population:
- 1786: 224
- 1910: 371
- 1940: 256 Lutherans
- 1966: 210
- 31.12.1995: no Lutherans
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records: Felsendorf
- Church records available at FHL: B: 1763-1943; M: 1794-1943; D: 1794-1943
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1417958
- FHL 1819/20 Hungarian Land Census Microfilm: Foldszin
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1529953, item 4
- Leipzig archives: 1764-1943; M: 1794-1942; D: 1794-1941
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1305
- Kirchenburg/church fortress; HOG
- Derived either from Mosel-Frankish Filsdorf or the Saxon personal name,
Valentin
- Spelling with diacritics: Flores,ti, Felt,a
Village Names:
- German: Fogarasch
- Hungarian: Fogaras
- Official: Fagaras
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Fugreschmarkt
Location:
- Country: Romania
- between Sibiu and Brasov on Highway 1
- Postal-Code: 2300
Population:
- 1786: 3376
- 1910: 6362
- 1940: 859 Lutherans
- 1992: 44,704 (992 Germans)
- 31.12.1995: The Lutheran community had 333 members
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records: Fogaras
- Church records available at FHL: military personnel only D 1854-55
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1454415, item 7
- FHL 1819/20 Hungarian Land Census Microfilm: Fogaras
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1529969, item 3
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1231 as terra Fugros
- Kirchenburg/church fortress; HOG
- Spelling with diacritics: Fa^ga^as
Village Names:
- German: Frauendorf
- Hungarian: Asszonyfalva
- Official: Axente Sever
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Friua
Location:
- Country: Romania
- South of Copsa Mica on Highway 14
- Postal-Code: 3159
Population:
- 1516: 61 heads of households, 4 widows, 2 shepherds, 1 miller
- 1532: 400; 84 heads of households
- 1786: 811
- 1806: 525 Saxons
- 1910: 1624
- 1940: 1132 Lutherans
- 1966: 2843
- 1997: 22 Saxons
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1305
- Kirchenburg/church fortress; HOG
Heimatbücher:
- Frauendorf. (Michael Seiverth). Bruck a.d. Leitha, 1988. 80 S. [G]
Village Names:
- German: Frauendorf
- Hungarian: Breáza
- Official: Breaza
- Spelling and/or dialect variants:
Location:
- Country: Romania
- Southwest of Fagaras
- Postal-Code: 2317
Population:
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL 1819/20 Hungarian Land Census Microfilm: Braza
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1529969, item 3
Miscellaneous:
- Founded: 1554
- Hiking trail to the Urlea-Hut at 1533 metres
Village Names:
- German: Freck
- Hungarian: Felek
- Official: Avrig
- Spelling and/or dialect variants:
Location:
- Country: Romania
- Southeast of Sibiu on Highway 1
- Postal-Code: 2417
Population:
- 1786: 2061
- 1910: 3504
- 1940: 354 Lutherans
- 1990: 10,000
- 31.12.1995: The Lutheran community had 73 members
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
- Hermannstadt city archives:
- Evangelical Lutheran: B: 1717-1832, 1837-1858; MD: 1753-1832, 1838-1858
- Orthodox: B: 1795-1809
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1364
- Kirchenburg/church fortress; HOG
- Country home of governor Samuel Brukenthal (1721-1803)
Village Names:
- German: Galt
- Hungarian: Ugra
- Official: Ungra
- Spelling and/or dialect variants:
Location:
- Country: Romania
- 7 km south of Rupea
- Postal-Code: 3024
Population:
- 1786: 930
- 1910: 1464
- 1940: 668 Lutherans
- 1966: 1497
- 31.12.1995: The Lutheran community had 52 members
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1211
- Kirchenburg/church fortress
- HOG and Ortsgenealoge
Heimatbücher:
- Galt und die Galter: aus Geschichte und Leben. [E: ... and the Galters:
of the history and life]. (Johann Prediger). Bad Kreuznach, ca. 1996.
Typoscript, 70 S. [G]
Village Names:
- German: Gergeschdorf
- Hungarian: Gergelyfája
- Official: Ungurei
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Gerstereff, Gergersdorf
Location:
- Country: Romania
- Southwest of Blaj
- Postal-Code: 2597
Population:
- 1786: 908
- 1910: 1433
- 1940: 1153 Lutherans
- 1966: 939
- 31.12.1995: The Lutheran community had 15 members
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL 1819/20 Hungarian Land Census Microfilm: Gergelyfaja
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1529957, item 3
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1304
- Kirchenburg/church fortress; HOG
- Homepage
- Derived from name of founder, Gergely
Village Names:
- German: Gierelsau
- Hungarian: Fenyöfalva
- Official: Bradu
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Girelsau, Giresa, Gerhardsau
Location:
- Country: Romania
- 4 km west of Avrig
- Postal-Code: 2422
Population:
- 1599: razed by Michael the Wallach (Mihai Viteazul)
- 1786: 723
- 1910: 1080
- 1940: 548 Lutherans
- 1966: 1258
- 31.12.1995: The Lutheran community had 7 members
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
- Hermannstadt city archives:
B: 1661-1664, 1719-1828
M: 1661-1663, 1666, 1675-1718
D: 1661-1664, 1719-1738
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1315 as insula Gerhardi
- Kirchenburg/church fortress; HOG
Village Names:
- German: Giesshübel
- Hungarian: Kisludás
- Official: Gusu
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Gießhübel, Anjder der
Bruch
Location:
- Country: Romania
- East of Sebes, 9 km northeast of Apoldu de Jos
- Postal-Code: 2473
Population:
- 1786: 526
- 1910: 948
- 1940: 431 Lutherans
- 1966: 784
- 31.12.1995: The Lutheran community had 42 members
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL 1819/20 Hungarian Land Census Microfilm: Kis Ludas
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1529957, item 4
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1309
- Kirchenburg/church fortress; HOG
Village Names:
- German: Gogeschdorf, Jakobsdorf
- Hungarian: Gyákós
- Official: Giacas
- Spelling and/or dialect variants:
Location:
- Country: Romania
- West of Dumbraveni
- Postal-Code: 3144
Population:
- 1940: 31 Lutherans; filial community of Reußdorf
- 1966: 421
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records: Jakobsdorf
- Church records available at FHL: B: 1737-1943; M: 1736-1937; D: 1736-1934
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1475965
- FHL 1819/20 Hungarian Land Census Microfilm: Gyakos
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1529950, item 2
Miscellaneous:
Village Names:
- German: Groß Alisch
- Hungarian: Nagyszöllös
- Official: Seleus
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Keménynagyszöllös, Seleusul
Mare, Ewluesch, Halws, Ewles
Location:
- Country: Romania
- Northwest of Sighisoara, northeast of Dumbraveni
- Postal-Code: 3085
Population:
- 1488: 70 heads of households, a mill, an empty house, 3 shepherds
- 1786: 863
- 1910: 1414
- 1940: 1501 Lutherans
- 1966: 1667
- 31.12.1995: The Lutheran community had 85 members
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1348 as Scewlews
- Kirchenburg/church fortress; HOG
- Ortsgeschichte
- 1959: electrification of the village
- Spelling with diacritics: Seleus,
Heimatbücher:
- Großalisch Familienbuch. 176 S., 33 Fotos, Dorfplan. 30,-DM.
Order address/Bezugsadresse: Alfred Schuster, Wilhelmsdorfer
Str. 13, 90449 Nürnberg. (SZ 20.4.99)
Village Names:
- German: Großau
- Hungarian: Kereszténysziget
- Official: Cristian
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Krisztian
Location:
- Country: Romania
- West of Sibiu on Highway 1/7
- Postal-Code: 2453
Population:
- 1786: 1283
- 1910: 2989
- 1940: 2731 Lutherans
- 1990: 5040
- 31.12.1995: The Lutheran community had 72 members
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records: Christian, Keresztenysziget
- Church records available at FHL: B: 1870-1881; M: 1871-1881; D: 1870-1881
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1344063, item 4
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
Heimatbücher:
- Ein Heimatbuch über die Gemeinde Großau in Siebenbürgen/Rumänien.
[E: A heritage book about the community ....in Transylvania/Rumania].
(Ernst Martin Weingärtner). Memmingen, Selbstverlag, und Wort und
Welt Verlag, 1988. 326 S., 25,- DM. [G, IfA]
Order address/Bezugsadresse: Ernst Weingärtner, Tummelplatzweg
28/I, 87700 Memmingen.
- Das Landler Buch (author unknown). Hermannstadt, Honterus-Buchdruckerei
und Verlagsanstalt, 1940.
- Großau. (Pfarrer Michael Henning)
- Großpold. (Pfarrer Gerhard Schaser)
- Neppendorf. (M. Nuß)
Village Names:
- German: Groß Eidau
- Hungarian: Kolozsnagyida, Nagyida
- Official: Viile Techii
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Iuda Mare, Eyda, Eida,
Ioda, Yda
Location:
- Country: Romania
- South of Bistrita, 6 km north of Teaca
- Postal-Code: 4426
Population:
- 1786: 689
- 1848: cholera epidemic killed all but 17 home owners (??)
- 1850: 732
- 1930: 540 Rumanians, 79 Magyars, 184 Germans, 12 Jews, 258 gypsies
- 1940: 204 Lutherans
- 1966: 1070
- 31.12.1995: The Lutheran community had 6 members
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL 1819/20 Hungarian Land Census Microfilm: Nagy Ida
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1536784, item 2
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1332
- Kirchenburg/church fortress; HOG
Heimatbücher:
- Beitrag zu einer Geschichte der Gemeinde Groß-Eidau in Siebenbürgen
- Rumänien. [E: Contribution to a history of the community ....in Transylvania].
(Helmut Czoppelt). Ingolstadt, 1972. Manuskript. [G].
- (Heimatbuch Groß-Eidau). (Erich Weniger). 2000. 84 A-4 pages/Seiten,
41 Fotos. 150 OS (+34 Schilling Porto in Österreich / 42 Schilling im
Ausland). Order address/Bezugsadresse: Erich Weniger, Waldstr. 11, A-4060
Leonding/Doppl, AUSTRIA. (SZ 20.3.2000, S. 16)
Village Names:
- German: Groß Kopisch
- Hungarian: Nagykapus
- Official: Copsa Mare
- Spelling and/or dialect variants:
Location:
- Country: Romania
- 11 km south of Dumbraveni
- Postal-Code: 3145
Population:
- 1786: 782
- 1884: as a consequence of the phylloxera epidemic, over 100 emigrated
to the Americas
- 1910: 1071
- 1940: 653 Lutherans
- 1966: 797
- 1997: 16 Germans
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1283
- Kirchenburg/church fortress; HOG
- Derived from Hungarian "Kapus" = gate
- Spelling with diacritics: Cops,a Mare
Heimatbücher:
- 700 Jahre Heimat Großkopisch in Siebenbürgen. [E: 700 year homeland
....in Transylvania]. (Andreas Türk). Stuttgart, 1983. 393 S. [G, MOB]
Order address/Bezugsadresse: Andreas Türk, Azenberg Str. 5,
70174 Stuttgart.
Village Names:
- German: Groß Lasseln
- Hungarian: Szászszentlaszlo
- Official: Laslea
- Spelling and/or dialect variants:
Location:
- Country: Romania
- East of Sighisoara, off Highway 14
- Postal-Code: 3135
Population:
- 1488: 77 heads of households, 1 teacher, a mill, 3 shepherds, 16 empty
houses
- 1786: 886
- 1910: 1246
- 1940: 1116 Lutherans
- 1966: 1520
- 31.12.1995: The Lutheran community had 20 members
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 16 Sept 1309 as Sanctus Ladislaus
- Kirchenburg/church fortress
- HOG (publishes GroßLassler Hefte [1985])
- Ortsgenealoge
- The former Lutheran school is now a hospital, the "Lukasspital".
Heimatbücher:
- In Arbeit/in preparation (SZ 15.3.95)
Village Names:
- German: Groß Pold
- Hungarian: Nagyápold
- Official: Apoldu de Sus
- Spelling and/or dialect variants:
Location:
- Country: Romania
- Southeast of Sebes
- Postal-Code: 2458
Population:
- 1488: 71 heads of households, 3 empty houses, 4 indigents, a school
teacher
- 1786: 1050
- 1910: 2469
- 1940: 1908 Lutherans
- 1966: 1922
- 31.12.1995: The Lutheran community had 136 members
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
Heimatbücher:
- Geschichte des sächsischen Dorfes Großpold. (David Krasser). Hermannstadt,
1890. 81 S.
- Das Landler Buch (author unknown). Hermannstadt, Honterus-Buchdruckerei
und Verlagsanstalt, 1940.
- Großau. (Pfarrer Michael Henning)
- Großpold. (Pfarrer Gerhard Schaser)
- Neppendorf. (M. Nuß)
- Verbannt und vergessen: eine untergehende deutschsprachige Kultur in
Rumänien. [E: Banned and forgotten: a disappearing German-speaking culture
in Rumania]. (Roland Girtler). Linz, Veritas-Verlag, 1992. 208 S. [IfA]
- Zigeuner und Landler in Großpold: Ursachen eines überwiegenden Nebeneinanderlebens
zweier Volksgruppen in einer. (Margit Rohringer). 1994, Diplomarbeit.
Village Names:
- German: Groß Probstdorf
- Hungarian: Nagyekemezó
- Official: Tirnava
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Prostea Mare, Griuspriustref
Location:
- Country: Romania
- between Medias and Copsa Mica
- Postal-Code: 3155
Population:
- 1786: 1136
- 1910: 1618
- 1940: 1535 Lutherans
- 1966: 3499
- 1997: 59 Germans
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL 1819/20 Hungarian Land Census Microfilm: Nagy Ekemezo
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1529979, item 2
- Hermannstadt city archives:
BD: 1692-1837
M: 1692-1739, 1757-1837
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1331 as Ekeemezö Maior = big plow; 1414 as villa Praepositi
maior
- Kirchenburg/church fortress
- HOG and Ortsgenealoge
- Ortsgeschichte
Heimatbücher:
- Heimatbuch Großprobstdorf. (Dr. Helmut Kelp, Hans Benning-Polder,
Hans Hamrich) 1999, privately printed. 500 pages. (Schriftenreihe der
Siebenbürgisch-Sächsischen Stiftung, Bd. 41). 65,-DM. Konto Nr. 262592
der HOG Großprobstdorf, Sparkasse Regensburg, BLZ 750 500 00; or from
Dipl. Ing. Peter Doniga (SZ 20.10.99, p23)
- Separate appendix to the Heimatbuch (and also available from the HOG
for 8,-DM): a list of all inhabitants at the beginning of the 1940s as
well as a village map with the old house numbers.
Village Names:
- German: Groß Schenk
- Hungarian: Nagysink
- Official: Cincu
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Sinca Mare
Location:
- Country: Romania
- Southeast of Agnita
- Postal-Code: 2335
Population:
- 1786: 2269
- 1910: 2531
- 1940: 1320 Lutherans
- 1966: 2232
- 31.12.1995: The Lutheran community had 101 members
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1329
- Kirchenburg/church fortress; HOG
Heimatbücher:
- Großschenk in Siebenbürgen: ein Heimatbuch. [E: ...in Transylvania:
a heritage book]. (Friedrich Untch u. HOG Großschenk). Thaur/Innsbruck,
Wort und Welt, 1994. 360 S. (Schriftenreihe der Sieb.-Sächs. Stiftung,
Bd. 14). (SZ 30.6.95) [G]
Order address/Bezugsadresse: Friedrich Untch, Falkenstr. 16,
97076 Würzburg.
Village Names:
- German: Groß Scheuern
- Hungarian: Nagycsúr
- Official: Sura Mare
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Griuss Scheiern
Location:
- Country: Romania
- 7 km north of Sibiu, on Highway 14
- Postal-Code: 2441
Population:
- 1512: school children are mentioned
- 1786: 988
- 1910: 2116
- 1940: 1718 Lutherans
- 1966: 2547
- 31.12.1995: The Lutheran community had 46 members
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
- Hermannstadt city archives:
B: 1652-1688, 1691-1829
M: 1652-1657, 1664-1674, 1682-1686, 1692-1702, 1706-1707, 1710-1829
D: 1652-1660, 1665-1674, 1676-1686, 1691-1702, 1704, 1706, 1708, 1713-1829
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1337 as Magnum Horreum
- Kirchenburg/church fortress; HOG
- Ortsgeschichte
Village Names:
- German: Groß Schogen
- Hungarian: Nagysajo
- Official: Sieu
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Sieu Mare
Location:
- Country: Romania
- Southeast of Bistrita, northeast of Reghin
- Postal-Code: 4412
Population:
- 1786: 1167
- 1910: 1667
- by 1914-15: 30% were in North America
- 1940: 570 Lutherans
- 1966: 1375
- 31.12.1995: The Lutheran community had 5 members
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL 1819/20 Hungarian Land Census Microfilm: Nagy Sajo
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1536807, item 2
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1319
- Kirchenburg/church fortress; HOG
- Derived perhaps from Hungarian "so" = salt
- Spelling with diacritics: S,ieu
Heimatbücher:
- Großschogen in Nordsiebenbürgen. [E: ... in north Transylvania]. (Karl
Reidl, Bearb.) Rheinfelden-Beuggen, Eigenverlag, 1986. 123 S. [G]
Order address/Bezugsadresse: Karl Reidl, Ulrichstr. 9, 79618
Rheinfelden-Beuggen.
Village Names:
- German: Gürteln
- Hungarian: Gerdály
- Official: Gherdeal
- Spelling and/or dialect variants:
Location:
- Country: Romania
- Southeast of Agnita, 4 km south of Bruiu
- Postal-Code: 2495
Population:
- 1786: 368
- 1910: 352
- 1940: 264 Lutherans
- 1966: 298
- 31.12.1995: The Lutheran community had 15 members
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1334 as villa Gertrudis
- Kirchenburg/church fortress; HOG
- With Braller, Kirchberg, Martinsberg, Sachsenhausen and Tarteln, located
in the "Kampestwänkel", i.e. cabbage corner, as the area around Agnita
is called
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