"The Great Swabian Trek"
&
Village Settlement Plans For Settlers
The beginnings of the Danube Swabian/Donauschwaben society began during the Swabian Migrations that came to be known as "Der Grosse Schwabenzug" or "The Great Swabian Trek" which occurred in three intervals between the years 1722-1787. This index is organized according to time periods. For detailed historical accounts see our HISTORY section. We hope you find our broad collection of information surrounding each of the three migration waves, written by notable writers, educational and entertaining.
The 1st Swabian Migration (1722 – 1726) under Karl VI
The 2nd Swabian Migration (1763 – 1787) under Maria Theresia
The 3rd Swabian Migration (1782 – 1787) under Joseph II
The Trek Continues . . .
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The 1st
Swabian
Migration
(1722 –
1726)
under
Karl VI |
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 Claudius Florimundus Count Mercy and the Hӧgyész Domains by
Josef Hoben
The
Recruitment of Colonists in Germany by Peter Lang
The
So-called Settlement Patent by Peter Lang
The
Encouragements for the Community on the Strength of the Settlement Patent by Peter Lang The Swabian Trek to Sathmar by Stefan
Schmied The New Time By Josef Schramm Settlers Property Lots, Floor Plans
& Cost of building a house The Kameral
Settlement Construction
Office by Peter Lang Typical Settlers House includes:
Inside a Danube Swabian Home, The
Kitchen, Front & Back Courtyards,
Furnishings, Water Sources (Well &
Schwengelbrunnen), Lighting, Village House Images. Living
Quarters of the German
Settlers by Dr. Viktor
Pratscher Furnishings
of the Families Settlement
Patent by Peter Lang
Josef's settlements in the Batschka and Syrmia by Peter
Lang Swabians in Scheindorf by Stefan Schmied
The Early
Colonization of Swabian Turkey by
Josef Hoben The Settlement of
Swabian Turkey (Slavic
& German Settlements) by
Josef Hoben Where Did the Settlers in Hӧgyész Come From? by
Josef Hoben The Settlement Policies at the Time
of the Great Swabian Migration
by
Josef Hoben The Structure of the Village
by
Josef Hoben The Farm Homestead and Agricultural Pursuits by
Josef Hoben Ancestors of the Settlers by Stefan
Schmied The fruitful land
between the Danube &
the Theiß
By Josef Schramm SCHMIDT-TOMKA, Gustav: The Early History and Development of the Lutheran Congregations and Church District Of Swabian Turkey in the 18th Century (In 1718, the large-scale immigration of Evangelical Lutherans from Germany into Tolna County began.) Taken from: Beiträge zur Geschichte Des evangelischen Seniorats In der Schwäbischen Türkei
HOBEN, Josef: The Early Colonization of Swabian Turkey - Hӧgyész (Tolna) in the 18th and 19th Century (In 1722, in Regensburg where emigrants from Fulda, Darmstadt and Franconia boarded the ships)
The 2nd
Swabian
Migration
(1763 –
1787)
under
Maria
Theresia | |
The 3rd
Swabian
Migration
(1782 –
1787)
under
Joseph
II | |
1787-1849 | |
Tax
Burden in the Year 1798 by Peter Lang
The First Germans in Feketitsch 1818
by Dr. Viktor Pratscher, 1936 Special Feature: Seven Immigrants
from One European
Village and a Purdue
Tradition That Has
Lasted Over 75 Years
by Michael
Schmidt IV, Richard Schicht, and Jane
Ehardt Moore
(Deutschbentschek) A Portrait of the Settlement of the
Hӧgyész Domain by
Josef Hoben People of Feketitsch in Foreign
Lands by Dr.
Viktor Pratscher
Cemeteries by Dr.
Viktor Pratscher Self-sacrifice & Sense of Community by Stefan
Schmied
Post
World
War I | |
Post
World
War II | |
The Schaeffer family on their way to Germany after their escape from Gakova. Thank The Lord they all made it out alive. They settled in Germany before coming to the states in the 50's. Gyor, Hungary. ~ Barbara Anne Teves Schaeffer New: Eve Eckert Koehler
- Wrote the first
book about the
Donauschwaben in
English. New: Our
History in
Transition
by Franz Gaubatz New: Punctual course of
life
by Horst Samson New: The Inter-War Years
and the Fate of the
Danube Swabians in
Yugoslavia by
Henry Fischer New: Recall postwar
terror - Interview
with Anna Naegele &
daughter Rosemary
Naegele by Linda
Steiner Evacuation of the Swabians by Stefan Schmied The Integration in the New Homeland by
Peter Lang The
Extermination Camp by Peter Lang - "It was
unjust
because
all
Serbs
were
accused
of
these
crimes" Scattered throughout the World by Stefan Schmied
We Remember the Victims of War by Stefan Schmied The Potatoes
"Hunger drove us to some unbelievable lengths." by Adam
Martini
Everything to Reflect On (Poem)
by J. Wolf
War Years by Dr. Viktor Pratscher The
Flight by Andreas Thuro, Sr . The
Escape by Andreas Thuro, Sr .
People of Feketitsch in Foreign
Lands by Dr. Viktor Pratscher My Big Adventure:
America by Adam Martini
Franz Schaeffer, Karavokovo, Yugoslavia, was taken from farmer to farmer to work and Tito got his paycheck, just before he was taken to the slave labor camp. His mother and siblings were in Gakova. ~ Barbara Anne Teves Schaeffer Kerneier Treffen in Stuttgart 1956 ~ Rosa Serra
[Published
at DVHH.org 12 Sep
2011 by Jody McKim Pharr]
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