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The
Romanian Fellow Townsmen
In 1767, Scheindorf had only Romanian
inhabitants. These made room for the arrival
of the Swabian settlers in the town, so that
the new townspeople were alone by themselves
for the next hundred years. Only in 1861 did
Romanian families again settle in Scheindorf
and they established a settlement separated
from the Swabians. In other words, the town
consisted of two parts, a large Swabian area
and a smaller Romanian area. Between the two
world wars, 250-300 Romanian citizens lived
in the community. This number was about a
quarter of the inhabitants.
Until the end of World War I, the Romanian
students, like the ethnic German students,
were required to go to the Hungarian
elementary school. After the change of
government, the state arranged for them a
school of their own. The first lesson in
their native tongue was taught by their
teacher Vladuti in a building once belonging
to the count. After a few years, their own
school building was erected. With Vladuti,
as well as his successors, Tinca, Moldovan,
and Ghimes, the German teachers had a good
cooperative relationship.
The church built by the Greek Catholics was
blessed and officially opened on December
12, 1934. When the Greek Catholic bishop,
Dr. Alexander Russu - a school colleague of
Father Ettinger - established the Mariusi
parish, the Romanian church in Scheindorf
became part of that parish. Pastor Loan
Fernea of Mariusi and Father Johann Ettinger
always maintained a friendly relationship.
It must be stated that the townspeople
always worked together peacefully, without
distinction of nationality or religion.
[Credits,
Originally Published by Jody McKim Pharr at the DVHH.org 29 Sep 2006]
[Published by Sarah Coraggio
at the DVHH on 2 October 2018]
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