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Village Information
Location, Maps, Neighbors & More
Mercydorf
is
20km N of Temeswar
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Coordinates:
Longitude: 21o 8' 10"-21o 9'
10" East. From Greenwich; 45o 54' 35"- 45o 55' 10" North.
Latitude: Village; 119 m. over
the Adria; Marked; to 143 m. over the Aria
Territory (pre WW1):
Austria Hungary
Territory (after WW2): Romania
Postal Code: 1994
Railroad station: Băile Călacea
Population and Households:
|
1717 : 16 |
1783 : 192 |
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1764 : 143 (new houses) |
1866 : 279 |
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1774 : 191 |
1910 : 343 |
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1778 : 191 |
1978 : 498 |
Population movement
(1734-1933):
|
Year |
Births |
Deaths |
+/- |
Wed |
|
1734-43 |
37 |
148 |
-111 |
35 |
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1744-53 |
88 |
135 |
-47 |
36 |
|
1754-63 |
177 |
254 |
-77 |
118 |
|
1764-73 |
581 |
942 |
-361 |
264 |
|
1774-83 |
487 |
427 |
+60 |
114 |
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1784-93 |
605 |
898 |
-293 |
215 |
|
1794-03 |
611 |
546 |
+65 |
168 |
|
1804-13 |
747 |
601 |
+146 |
170 |
|
1814-23 |
782 |
682 |
+100 |
192 |
|
1824-33 |
882 |
948 |
-66 |
274 |
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Year |
Births |
Deaths |
+/- |
Wed |
|
1834-43 |
962 |
1132 |
-170 |
318 |
|
1844-53 |
1057 |
995 |
+ 62 |
285 |
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1854-63 |
936 |
1009 |
- 73 |
239 |
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1864-73 |
945 |
871 |
+74 |
266 |
|
1874-83 |
1160 |
847 |
+313 |
254 |
|
1884-93 |
1089 |
696 |
+393 |
216 |
|
1894-03 |
619 |
447 |
+172 |
201 |
|
1904-13 |
499 |
424 |
+72 |
176 |
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1914-23 |
236 |
253 |
-17 |
123 |
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1924-33 |
236 |
238 |
- 2 |
133 |
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Mercydorf and it's Neighboring Villages
North:
NW
Knees
| NW
Baratzhausen
|
NE
Orczydorf
| Kalatscha
South:
St
Andreas | SE Jahrmarkt | Cerneteaz | SW
Neubeschenowa
|
SW
Kleinbetschkerek
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N:
Kalatscha
(25km N of
Temeswar)
Village Names:
German: Kalatscha
Official: Călacea
Hungarian: Kalacsa, Temeskalacsa
Filial parish
of: Orzydorf
Village
HOG: Johann Jakob
Wallaustr. 35
55118 Mainz
06131 / 67 53 81
Last of
the German Villages
by Anton Zollner
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NW:
Baratzhausen
(38km NNW of
Temeswar)
Village Names:
German: Baratzhausen
Official: Bărăteaz
Hungarian: Baraczháza
Variants: Berndjas, Barnias
Village Coordinator:
Alex Leeb
Filial parish of:
Knees,
Mercydorf
Baratzhausen Ship Records
Village HOG: Istok Heinz
Günter
Gustav-von-Struve-Str. 2
76437 Rastatt
07222 / 2 08 41
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NE:
Orzydorf
(30km N of
Temeswar)
Village Names:
German: Orzidorf
Official: Ortisoara
Hungarian: Orczifálva
Variants: Orzydorf, Orcifálva
Orzidorf Ship Records
Village HOG: Johann
Ortmann
Zur Spinnerei 3
86157 Augsburg
0821 / 66 28 95
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NW:
Knees
(32km NW of
Temeswar)
Village Names:
German: Knes
Official: Satchinez
Hungarian: Temeskenez, Knez
Variants: Knees, Knies
Railroad station: Chinezu
Village Coordinator:
Alex Leeb
Filial parish of: Billed,
also had its own parish
Knees Ship Records
Village HOG: Helmut
Weiss
Münchner Str. 89
85435 Erding
08122 / 1 32 45
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SW:
Hodon
(20km NW of
Temeswar)
Village Names:
German: Hodon
Official: Hodoni
Hungarian: Hodony
Variants: Hodonje
Village
Coordinator:
Alex
Leeb
Filial parish of:
Knees,
Mercydorf
Village HOG:
Josef
Eichert
Am
Goldbach 6
86720
Nördlingenz
09081
/ 8 75 85 |
E:
Saden
(map)
Village Names:
German: Saden
Official:
Cornesti
Hungarian:
Zsadány, Mezözsadány
Variants: Jadani
Filial parish of:
Mercydorf
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SW:
Neubeschenowa
(15km NW of
Temeswar)
Village Names:
German:
Neubeschenowa
Official: Dudestii
Noi
Hungarian:
Ujbesenyö
Variants: Bschenwa,
Bschinwa
Village HOG:
Mathias
Wanko
Alterbachstr.
10
A-5081
Anif
0043
/ 6246 / 7 27 08 (Fax) |
S:
Kleinbetschkerek
(17km NW of
Temeswar)
Village Names:
German: Kleinbetschkerek
Official: Becicherecul-Mic
Hungarian: Kisbecskerek
Variants: Betschkerek
Other
Info:
Railroad station:
Pescăretul Mic
Village HOG:
Josef
Bücher
Konrad-Heilig-Str.
15
76437
Rastatt
07222
/ 2 92 |
S:
Sanktandreas
(12km N
of Temeswar)
Village Names:
German: Sanktandreas
Official: Sânandrei
Hungarian: Szentandrás
Variants:
Sanktandrees, Andres, Andrees,
Sînandrei
Village HOG:
Heinrich
Janzer
Stefan-Meier-Str.
80
79104
Freiburg/Br.
0761
/ 50 08 63
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S:
Cerneteaz
German:
Official: Cerneteaz
Hungarian: Csernegyház
Filial parish of:
Jahrmarkt
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SE: Jahrmarkt
(14km NE of
Temeswar)
Village Names:
German: Jahrmarkt
Official: Giarmata
Hungarian:
Gyarmatha, Ghiarmata,
Temesgyarmat
Variants: Johrmark,
Gyarmata
Village HOG:
Helene Eichinger
Mattenhofweg
7
79294
Sölden
0761
/ 40 86 63 |
E:
Saden
(on
the outskirt of Mercydorf)
this land was not given to settlers.
German:
Saden
Official: Cornesti
Hungarian: Zsadány, Mezözsadány
Variants: Jadani
Filial
parish of: Mercydorf
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Year |
People |
Placename |
Country |
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1734 |
German
|
Mercydorf, Merzsidorf |
Hungary |
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Hungarian |
Merczyfálva,
Mercifálva |
Hungary |
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2006 |
Romanian |
Carani,
Cărani
Mertisoara,
Caramoi |
Romania |
Village Church Info
The
Catholic Church is was consecrated on September 14, 1788
to the
"Erhöhung
des heiligen Kreuzes"
(The raising of the Holy Cross)
VI. Church Registers -
Marriages 1734-1843
Maps & more...
Mercydorf
Gemarkungsplan
[village, town,
township limits]
click to enlarge
Joch/land:
1 Joch = 2.2 acres -
A Joch is the land a
farmer owns but he
(they) lived in
the village, the
houses were side by
side.
Joch [farm land]
surrounded the
village, "Hottor"
Hungarian.
Seeded means number of Joch that were seeded, ie.: wheat, oats,
barley, corn,
tobacco, potatoes
and hay.
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Ariel View of
Mercydorf
"Carani,
Romania"
View local map:
www.hartionline.ro/ro/harta/b5.html
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Village Map and
Street Names
Mercydorf 1734-1934 by
Peter Schiff
click map
to enlarge |
-Herrengasse (Alte
Gasse)
-Frankengasse
-Scharfe Eck
-Schulberg
-Saderlachgasse
-Berggasse (Neue Gasse)
-Gäßchenä
-Sanddann
-Zigeunergasse
Der Berg
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click to enlarge
See:
Geographical
situation of Mercydorf in the Banat-map
Village concerns:
From the irregularity of the
village we recognize that Mercydorf is an
old settlement. Long street runs from the
West to the East and were right-angled
cut off from the Quer-gassen (street).
Long: -street run from the West
to the East and were re cut off in a
right-angle from the Plotted area and the Quer-gassen
(street) Long: -street run from the West
to the East and were re cut off in a
right-angle from the Plotted area and the Quer-gassen
(street) |
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Ueberland
Mercydorf & Zsadany
Contributed
by
Albert
Gellert
of
Rastatt, Germany
This
is the land which was not
given
to settlers.
click image to enlarge
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