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Village Names:
- German: Ober Eidisch
- Hungarian: Felsoidecs
- Official: Ideciu de Sus
- Spelling and/or dialect variants:
Location:
- Country: Romania
- 10 km north of Reghin
- Postal-Code: 4242
Population:
- 1786: 539
- 1910: 916
- 1940: 1129 Lutherans
- 1966: 672
- 31.12.1995: The Lutheran community had 60 members and is now a filial
community of Reghin; the former Evangelical church now belongs to the
Orthodox community.
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records: Ober Eidisch
- Church records available at FHL: B: 1783-1952; M: 1783-1950; D: 1783-1944
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 0944330-3
- FHL 1819/20 Hungarian Land Census Microfilm: Felso Idecs
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1536777, item 1
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1319
- Kirchenburg/church fortress
- HOG (?)
Heimatbücher:
- Beitrag zu einer Chronik der Gemeinde Ober-Eidisch in Siebenbürgen
- Rumänien. [E: Contribution to a chronicle of the community of .....in
Transylvania]. (Helmut Czoppelt). Ingolstadt, 1972. Manuskript. [G]
- Heimatbuch. (Jost Linkner). 1999. 50,- DM / 350 ÖS. (SZ 30.11.1998;
05.05.1999)
Order address/Bezugsadresse: Dr. Jost Linkner, Waidhausen
33, A-4600 Wels, Austria.
Village Names:
- German: Ober Neudorf, Neudorf
- Hungarian: Barca Ujfalu
- Official: Satu Nou
- Spelling and/or dialect variants:
Location:
- Country: Romania
- by Brasov
- Postal-Code: 2235
Population:
- 1966: 1250
- 1992: no Germans
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1366
- Kirchenburg/church fortress
Village Names:
- German: Ober Neudorf
- Hungarian: Felsöszászújfalu
- Official: Satu Nou, Cetate
- Spelling and/or dialect variants:
Location:
- Country: Romania
- South of Bistrita, 6 km east of Jelna, 7 km west of Cusma
- Postal-Code: 4465
Population:
- 1769: Rumanians moved out to the military border area
- 1935: 867
- 1940: 671 Lutherans
- 1966: 771
- 31.12.1995: The Lutheran community had 2 members and is served from
Bistritz; the Evangelical church now belongs to the Orthodox community.
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records: Oberneudorf
- Church records available at FHL: B: 1837-1910; MD: 1838-1910
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 0944334
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1332
- Kirchenburg/church fortress; HOG
Heimatbücher:
- Die Geschichte der Oberneudorfer Sachsen im Nösnergau in Nordsiebenbürgen,
Rumänien. [E: The history of the Saxons of ....in the Nösnergau in north
Transylvania]. (Maria Böhm). Mellrichstadt, Druckerei Richard Mack GmbH,
1991. 260 S. [G]
Village Names:
- German: Ober Porumbach, Oberbornbach
- Hungarian: Felsoporumbak
- Official: Porumbacu de Sus
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Oberforrembach
Location:
- Country: Romania
- 6 km south of Porumbach de Jos
- Postal-Code: 2413
Population:
- 1842/43: 59 Catholics
- 1966: 1337
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL 1819/20 Hungarian Land Census Microfilm: Felso Porumbak
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1529970, item 2
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1473
- The glass hut (Sticlari/Glajarie, Glashütte, Üvegcsür), 6.5 km further
south at 597 m belongs to the community; glass was produced here from
1625 into the 20th century
- The Negoi-Hütte (accommodation for 170) can be reached in approximately
7-8 hours
Village Names:
- German: Oderhellen
- Hungarian: Székelyudvarhely
- Official: Odorheiu Secuiesc
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Odderhällen, Hofmarkt
Location:
- Country: Romania
- South of Sovata, east of Sighisoara
- Postal-Code: 4150
Population:
- 1786: 1215
- 1910: 2075
- 1992: 39,959
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1330 but settled since the Stone Age
- Szekler territory
Village Names:
- German: Orlath, Winsberg
- Hungarian: Orlát
- Official: Orlat
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Ortenbach
Location:
- Country: Romania
- 5 km from Cristian
- Postal-Code: 2454
Population:
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records: Orlath
- Church records available at FHL: military personnel only D: 1854-1856
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1454461
- FHL Census Microfilm:
- Hermannstadt city archives: Orthodox, B: 1784-1823; M: 1784-1823,
1825; D: 1785-1823
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1317
- In the middle ages, had a powder and paper mill
- Was the regimental seat of the troops guarding the military border
(established 1762/70)
- Known for the ethnic costumes of its Rumanian population
Village Names:
- German: Paßbusch
- Hungarian: Paszmos
- Official: Posmus
- Spelling and/or dialect variants:
Location:
- Country: Romania
- 4 km south of Sieu, 13 km northeast of Teaca
- Postal-Code: 4427
Population:
- 1786: 530
- 1910: 901
- 1940: 392 Lutherans
- 1966: 1001
- 31.12.1995: The Lutheran community had 4 members and is served from
Bistrita.
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records: Passbusch
- Church records available at FHL:
B: 1793-1850, 1913-1944
M: 1821-1851
D: 1821-1851
confirmations: 1833-1850
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 0944335
- FHL 1819/20 Hungarian Land Census Microfilm: Paszmos
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1536784, item 2
Miscellaneous:
- Founded: 1228, probably by Slavs
- Kirchenburg/church fortress
- HOG (??)
- Spelling with diacritics: Posmus,
Heimatbücher:
- Beitrag zu einer Chronik der Gemeinde Paßbusch in Siebenbürgen -
Rumänien. [E: Contribution to a chronicle of the community.... in Transylvania
- Rumania]. (Helmut Czoppelt). Ingolstadt, 1973. Manuskript. [G]
- Heimatbuch - in Arbeit/in preparation (SZ 30.11.1998)
Village Names:
- German: Peschendorf
- Hungarian: Bese
- Official: Stejareni
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Besa, Beschendorf
Location:
- Country: Romania
- 12 km south of Danes, 3 km east of Cris
- Postal-Code: 3084
Population:
- 1786: 779
- 1910: 805
- 1940: 632 Lutherans
- 1988: 538
- 31.12.1995: The Lutheran community had 62 members and is served by
ministers from neighbouring communities.
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records: Peschendorf
- Church records available at FHL: B: 1713-1791, 1867-1931; M: 1718-1751
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1417968
- FHL 1819/20 Hungarian Land Census Microfilm: Bese
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1529953, item 4
- Leipzig archives: B: 1753-1944; M: 1776-1941; D: 1718-1751
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1305
- Kirchenburg/church fortress; HOG
- Daughter settlement of Cris; belonged first to the Apafi and later
to the Bethlen families
- Spelling with diacritics: Steja^reni, Bes,a
Village Names:
- German: Petersberg
- Hungarian: Barcaszentpeter, Szentpeter
- Official: Sinpetru
- Spelling and/or dialect variants:
Location:
- Country: Romania
- 6 km north of Brasov on Str. 13 Decembrie
- Postal-Code: 2245
Population:
- 1658: burned down by Turks, Tatars and Wallachs
Hans Klein, Eilen Seimen, Marten Zerbes and Fiddes Chrestel were shot
and buried in the church
- 1786: 1222
- 1900: 2173 (1183 Saxons, 942 Rumanians, 47 Magyars)
- 1940: 1406 Lutherans
- 1980: 4700
- 1998: The Lutheran community had 172 members; more than 1100 Petersbergers
live scattered around the world
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
Heimatbücher:
- Gegenwart und Vergangenheit der Gemeinde Petersberg. [E: Present
and past in the community....] (J.T. Meschendörfer). 1885.
- Petersberg. Ein Dorf in Siebenbürgen. [E: .... A village in Transylvania].
(Johann Brenndörfer). Berlin, Verlag Buch und Druck, 1985. 196 S., 20,80
DM [G]
- Petersberg im Burzenland - Kurzchronik. [E: ... Short History]. (Heinrich
Lukesch, Klaus Nösner, Peter Lukesch). HOG Petersberg, 2002. 185 S., € 40,-
[G] Order address/Bezugsadresse: Hans-Werner Nußbächer, Kronstädter
Gasse 33, 51674 Wiehl 3
Village Names:
- German: Petersdorf
- Hungarian: Petres
- Official: Petris
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Paterschdorf
Location:
- Country: Romania
- About 13 km southeast of Bistrita
- Postal-Code: 4465
Population:
- 1602: Destroyed by the Wallachians under General Basta
- 1786: 1018
- 1910: 1164
- 1940: 995 Lutherans
- 1966: 1155
- 31.12.1995: 2 Evangelical Lutherans; Petersdorf is no longer listed
in the register of Lutheran communities; in 1979 the church and parsonage
were sold to the Petersdorf Orthodox community.
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records: Petersdorf
- Church records available at FHL: B: 1834-1865; MD: 1834-1910
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 0944335
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1311
- Kirchenburg/church fortress
- HOG and Ortsgenealoge
- Paterschdorf = village of monks
- Spelling with diacritics: Petris,
Heimatbücher:
- Petersdorf bei Bistritz in Siebenbürgen [E: .... by Bistritz in
Transylvania]. (Johann Kauntz). Gefördert vom Sieb.-Sächs. Kulturrat aus
Mitteln der Sieb.-Sächs. Stiftung. Selbstverlag, 1988. 319S. [G]
Order address/Bezugsadresse: Johann Kauntz, Brunnenstr. 12,
D-90574 Roßtal.
Village Names:
- German: Petersdorf
- Hungarian: Kispéterfalva
- Official: Petis
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Petisdorf, Pitterschtref
Location:
- Country: Romania
- South of Medias; 12 km east of Seica Mare
- Postal-Code: 2465
Population:
- 1786: 276
- 1910: 463
- 1940: 511 Lutherans
- 1966: 409
- 31.12.1995: The Lutheran community had 16 members and is served by
ministers from Medias.
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1336 as Peterfolua, the property of Count Nikolaus,
son of Konrad of Talmesch; also known by the Latin name "villa Petri"
- Kirchenburg/church fortress
- HOG and Ortsgenealoge
- Ortsgeschichte
- All church records from 1762 on have been preserved
- Electric street lighting as of 1967, followed by electrification
of homes
- A coin collection from the Middle Ages was found in house nr. 79
and donated to the Brukenthal Museum in Hermannstadt
- Spelling with diacritics: Petis,
Heimatbücher:
- Heimatbuch Petersdorf bei Mediasch in Siebenbürgen. [E: Heritage
book.... by Mediasch in Transylvania]. (Johann Dengel). Wiehl-Drabenderhöhe,
Selbstverlag, 1996. (Schriftenreihe der Sieb.-Sächs. Stiftung, Bd. 25).
230 S. (SZ 30.4.98) [G]
Village Names:
- German: Petersdorf
- Hungarian: Péterfalya
- Official: Petresti
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Peterfalus, Petterstorf,
Pyttersdorff, Pittersdruf
Location:
- Country: Romania
- 4 km south of Sebes
- Postal-Code: 2579
Population:
- 18th century: Protestants arrived from Baden-Durlach and Hauenstein
(Austria)
- 1786: 800
- 1846-1847: families arrived from Oberamt Balingen and Besigheim,
Württemberg
- 1910: 2315
- 1940: 1593 Lutherans
- 1966: 3510
- 31.12.1995: The Lutheran community had 287 members.
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Founded: 1260-80
- Kirchenburg/church fortress; HOG
- Homepage
- Diakonieverein
Petersdorf
- Paper mill dates from the 16th century
- Spelling with diacritics: Petres,ti
- Name changes: Peterfalus (1368), Petterstorf (1506), Pyttersdorff
(1532)
Heimatbücher:
- Petersdorf, eine Gemeinde in Siebenbürgen im Laufe der Jahrhunderte
und seine Einwohner im täglichen Leben: 1160 - 1990, 830 Jahre. [E: ....
A community in Transylvania through the centuries and its inhabitants
in their daily lives: 1160-1990, 830 years]. (G Sooß). Vervielfätigtes
Typoscript, 1990. 96 S. [G]
Village Names:
- German: Petroschen
- Hungarian: Petrozseny
- Official: Petrosani
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Steinthal
Location:
- Country: Romania
- Capital of Hunedoara county
- Postal-Code: 2675
Population:
- 1786: 379
- 1845: German miners from Siebenbürgen, Bukowina and Zips arrived
- 1909: 7765 (2232 Rumanians, the rest Hungarians, Bohemians and Italians)
- 1940: 1015 Lutherans
- 1985: 48,620
- 31.12.1995: The Lutheran community had 89 members and is served from
Hunedoara.
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL 1819/20 Hungarian Land Census Microfilm: Petrosani
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1529954, item 2
Miscellaneous:
- Founded: 1768
- Evangelical church since 1896
- Name derives from nearby Petros, presumed origin of inhabitants of
Petrosani
- Centre of coal mining in Rumania
- Spelling with diacritics: Petros,ani
Village Names:
- German: Pintak
- Hungarian: Pintak
- Official: Slatinita
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Pintic, Pinek
Location:
- Country: Romania
- 9 km northeast of Bistrita
- Postal-Code: 4410
Population:
- 1786: 328
- 1910: 722
- 1940: 565 Lutherans
- 1966: 593
- 31.12.1995: No longer listed in the register of Lutheran communities.
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records: Pintak
- Church records available at FHL: BD: 1792-1945; M: 1793-1944; Familienbuch
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 0944336, 1475300, 1475301
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Founded: 1332
- Kirchenburg/church fortress
- HOG and Ortsgenealoge
- Evangelical church now belongs to Orthodox community
- Spelling with diacritics: Sla^tinit,a
Heimatbücher:
- Heimatbuch der Gemeinde Pintak bei Bistritz in Siebenbürgen. [E:
Heritage book of the community ....by Bistritz in Transylvania]. (Andreas
Sitz, Jost Linkner). Wels, Selbstverlag; Wort und Welt Verlag, 1988. 197
S., 35,- DM [G]
Order address/Bezugsadresse: Ruth Bart, Albert Schweitzer Allee
38b, D-65203 Wiesbaden.
Village Names:
- German: Pretai
- Hungarian: Baráthely
- Official: Brateiu
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Maro, Prathia, Bretay,
Paratay, Pretau
Location:
- Country: Romania
- Just east of Medias
- Postal-Code: 3141
Population:
- 1516: 94 heads of households, 6 widows, 4 shepherds, 1 school master
- 1532: 78 heads of households
- 1786: 824
- 1910: 1463
- 1940: 745 Lutherans
- 1966: 2265
- 31.12.1995: The Lutheran community had 24 members and is served from
Medias.
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1283; the original settlement "Mons Maria" apparently
existed at the foot of the nearby "Marienhügel"
- Kirchenburg/church fortress; HOG (has access to the church archives
and is assembling material for the Heimatbuch)
- Name changes: Protodiaconus (Latin), Maro (1289), Prathia (1359,1516),
as well as many more !
Village Names:
- German: Probstdorf
- Hungarian: Prepostfalva
- Official: Stejaris
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Prostea, Borothnik
Location:
- Country: Romania
- 10 km northeast of Agnita
- Postal-Code: 2496
Population:
- 1488: 34 heads of households
- 1786: 541
- 1910: 873
- 1940: 443 Lutherans
- 1966: 717
- 31.12.1995: The Lutheran community had 34 members and is served from
Neustadt.
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1223
- Kirchenburg/church fortress; HOG
- Because of constant flooding, the village was relocated from its
original location close to the Harbach river.
- Spelling with diacritics: Steja^ris,
Village Names:
- German: Pruden
- Hungarian: Pród
- Official: Prod
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Villa Prod, Proden,
Prodim, Proodtt
Location:
- Country: Romania
- 6 km northeast of Dumbraveni
- Postal-Code: 3138
Population:
- 1488: 43 heads of households
- 1532: only 30 heads of households (due to war losses, e.g. at the
Battle of Mohacs in 1526)
- 1786: 429
- 1910: 588
- 1940: 491 Lutherans
- 1966: 544
- 31.12.1995: no longer listed in the register of Lutheran communities
(became a filial parish of Halvelagen in 1977).
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1348
- Kirchenburg/church fortress
- HOG (publishes Prudner Nachrichten [1978])
- Name changes: Villa Prod (1378), Proden (1393), Prodim (1488), Proodtt
(1600)
Village Names:
- German: Puschendorf
- Hungarian: Pócstelke
- Official: Paucea
- Spelling and/or dialect variants:
Location:
- Country: Romania
- 5 km north of Medias
- Postal-Code: 3148
Population:
- 1786: 306
- 1910: 620
- 1966: 621
- 31.12.1995: The Lutheran community (filial parish of Bogeschdorf
after 1900, Medias after 1925) had 13 members
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records: Puschendorf
- Church records available at FHL: B: 1753-1944; M: 1776-1941; D: 1756-1944
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1417942, etc.
- FHL 1819/20 Hungarian Census Land Microfilm: Pocstelke
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1529949, item 1
- Leipzig archives: B: 1753-1944; M: 1776-1941; D: 1756-1944
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1366
- Kirchenburg/church fortress
- HOG (??)
- Spelling with diacritics: Pa^ucea
Village Names:
- German: Radeln
- Hungarian: Rádos
- Official: Roades
- Spelling and/or dialect variants:
Location:
- Country: Romania
- 17 km northwest of Rupea, southeast of Sighisoara
- Postal-Code: 3020
Population:
- 1786: 628
- 1910: 715
- 1940: 576 Lutherans
- 1966: 573
- 31.12.1995: The Lutheran community had 40 members and is served by
ministers from neighbouring communities.
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1356 as Radus
- Kirchenburg/church fortress
- HOG and Ortsgenealoge
- Most inhabitants are Roma
- Birthplace of General Michael Melas (1729-1806, son of the Lutheran
minister, Bartholomew), who fought against Napoleon at the Battle of
Marengo on June 14, 1800
- Spelling with diacritics: Roades,
Village Names:
- German: Rätsch
- Hungarian: Szebenrecse, Récse
- Official: Reciu
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Rueckesch
Location:
- Country: Romania
- 9 km southeast of Cilnic, 15 km west of Miercurea Sibiului
- Postal-Code: 2588
Population:
- 1488: 15 heads of households
- 1786: 384
- 1910: 710
- 1940: 415 Lutherans
- 1966: 385
- 31.12.1995: 3 Evangelical Lutherans; Rätsch is no longer listed in
the register of Lutheran communities.
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1309 as Resz
- Kirchenburg/church fortress; HOG
Village Names:
- German: Rauthal
- Hungarian: Rudály, Szasz Rudaly
- Official: Roandola
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Rudal, Redal, Radully,
Rondola, Rennthal, Rauhtal
Location:
- Country: Romania
- 7 km south of Laslea, south of Dumbraveni
- Postal-Code: 3133
Population:
- 1786: 393
- 1910: 602
- 1940: 533 Lutherans
- 1988: 480 Germans
- 31.12.1995: The Lutheran community had 37 members.
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL 1819/20 Hungarian Land Census Microfilm: Szasz Rudaly
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1529952, item 1
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1322 as property of the Hungarian noble family, Apafi,
of Malmkrog
- Kirchenburg/church fortress; HOG
- Name means "quiet valley" (ruhiges Tal)
Village Names:
- German: Reichesdorf
- Hungarian: Riomfalva
- Official: Richis
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Ryanfalw, Ryhanfalva,
Richestorff , Richistorf
Location:
- Country: Romania
- 6 km south of Biertan
- Postal-Code: 3146
Population:
- 1516: had a school
- 1532: 152 heads of households
- 1613, 1639, 1646, 1647, 1661, 1662, 1709, 1710: plaque
- 1690: 43 houses, approximately 180 to 200 persons
- 1704: the community was invaded and robbed by the Kurutzen
- 1786: 957
- 1900: 10 women and 119 men were living in the USA
- 1910: 1249
- 1940: 927 Lutherans
- January 1945: 85 women and girls, 36 men and boys were deported to
Russia; 3 women and 11 men died.
- 1966: 1303
- 31.12.1995: The Lutheran community had 27 members and is served from
Mediasch.
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1223 as "villa Richuini"
- Kirchenburg/church fortress
- HOG (publishes Reichesdorfer Bote [1987])
- Coat of arms: a heron with a fish in its beak
- Name probably derived from old German personal name Richwin/Richuin
(Richard)
- One of 37 communities allowed to have an annual market day (October
20 - Simonstag)
- Formerly a rich wine-growing community
- 24 students from Reichesdorf attended the Honterus-Gymnasium in Kronstadt
between 1549 and 1599
- Spelling with diacritics: Richis,
- Name changes: Ryanfalw and Ryhanfalva (1453), Richestorff (1510),
richistorf on Honterus's map of 1532
Heimatbücher:
- Reichesdorf - eine Ortschaft im Weinland Siebenbürgens. (Werner
Meyndt). 430p., 73 photos, biographies of Reichesdorfers, 30 songs by
Georg Meyndt. 100,-DM Order address/Bezugsadresse: Werner Meyndt,
Isarspitz 47, D-82515 Wolfratshausen (Germany).
Village Names:
- German: Reps
- Hungarian: Köhalom
- Official: Rupea
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Räppes, Roppesch
Location:
- Country: Romania
- Halfway between Sighisoara and Brasov
- Postal-Code: 3000
- Railroad station: 8 km away
Population:
- 1488: 152 heads of households, 1 school master, 1 mill, 6 shepherds,
1 servant, 5 empty houses
- 1786: 2015
- 1910: 2937
- 1992: 6372
- 31.12.1995: The Lutheran community had 86 members.
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1324 as "castrum Kuholm" and as Roppesch in 1488
- Kirchenburg/church fortress
- HOG and Ortsgenealoge
- Thomas de Ruchpas enrolled at the university of Vienna in 1430 and
in the law faculty in 1437 as Thomas Sybart
- 10 from Reps studied at the university of Cracow between 1463 and
1504.
- Important market community, with a candy factory, wood processing,
salt springs and a health spa (particularly for rheumatism and nervous
system disorders)
Village Names:
- German: Retersdorf
- Hungarian: Réten
- Official: Retisu
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Rittersdorf, Reteschdorf
Location:
- Country: Romania
- Northeast of Agnita, 5 km south of Bradeni
- Postal-Code: 2498
Population:
- 1786: 869
- 1910: 933
- 1940: 279 Lutherans
- 1966: 1014
- 1997: no Germans
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records: Retersdorf
- Church records available at FHL: B: 1753-1870; M: 1816-1870; D: 1771-1870
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1417969, etc.
- FHL 1819/20 Hungarian Land Census Microfilm: Reten
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1529952, item 2
- Leipzig archives: B: 1753-1870; M: 1816-1870; D: 1771-1870, with
gaps
Miscellaneous:
- Founded: 1349
- Kirchenburg/church fortress
- The altar is the work of Georg Philippi, a carpenter from Sighisoara
- Spelling with diacritics: Retis,u
Village Names:
- German: Reußdorf
- Hungarian: Kund
- Official: Cund
- Spelling and/or dialect variants:
Location:
- Country: Romania
- 14 km south of Bahnea, east of Tirnaveni, west of Balauseri
- Postal-Code: 3089
Population:
- 1786: 508
- 1910: 562
- 1940: 758 Lutherans
- 1966: 500
- 1997: no Germans
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records: Reussdorf
- Church records available at FHL: B: 1720-1939; MD: 1720-1943 (as
well as list of ministers and invoices,etc.)
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1417931-1417933
- FHL 1819/20 Hungarian Land Census Microfilm: Kund
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1529950, item 2
- Leipzig archives: B: 1720-1939; MD: 1720-1943, with gaps
Miscellaneous:
- Founded: 1332
- Kirchenburg/church fortress; HOG
- According to the name, probably first settled by Russians
Village Names:
- German: Reußdörfchen
- Hungarian: Oroszcsür
- Official: Rusciori
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Reußdörfel, Reußdorf
Location:
- Country: Romania
- West of Sibiu, south of Ocna Sibiului
- Postal-Code: 2443
Population:
- 1786: 295
- 1910: 766
- 1940: 614 Lutherans
- 1966: 671
- 1997: no Germans
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Founded: 1380
- Kirchenburg/church fortress; HOG
- Its inhabitants are descended from the Bogumils (evangelical Lutheran,
Rumanian speaking Slavs) who once called themselves "Sachsen"
- Spelling with diacritics: Rus,ciori
Village Names:
- German: Reußen
- Hungarian: Rusz
- Official: Rusi
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Raisen, Rëisen
Location:
- Country: Romania
- 8 km south of Seica Mare, 15 km north of Sura Mare
- Postal-Code: 2445
Population:
- 1572: 690 Saxons (138 heads of households)
- 1691: 72 Saxon heads of households
- 1712: 32 Rumanians, among others
- 1750: 9 gypsies, among others
- 1786: 757
- 1910: 1137
- 1940: 737 Lutherans
- 1966: 1237
- 1995: 20 Germans
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL 1819/20 Hungarian Land Census Microfilm: Rusz
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1529979, item 2; 1529980, item 1 (please advise
if this is the incorrect Reussen!)
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 19 August 1424
- Kirchenburg/church fortress: the church tower has a lean of 145 cm.
- HOG (publishes Reussener Heimatblatt [1995])
- Ortsgenealoge
- Homepage
- According to its name, apparently founded by Slavs
- The oldest houses are probably number 383 (from 1585), number 80
(1796) and number 76.
- Reussen had a 400 year long battle with neighbouring Stolzenburg
about its property boundary
- Spelling with diacritics: Rus,i
Heimatbücher:
- Reußen. Das Dorf mit dem schiefen Turm. [E: ....The village with
the crooked tower]. (Michael Hihn). Thaur/Innsbruck, Wort und Welt Verlag,
1995. 394 S. (Schriftenreihe der Sieb.-Sächs. Stiftung, Bd. 18). [G]
(SZ 15.1.96)
Order address/Bezugsadresse: Michael Hihn, Eichendorfstr.
1, D-85055 Ingolstadt.
Village Names:
- German: Reußen
- Hungarian: Szeretfalva
- Official: Saratel
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Reißmuert
Location:
- Country: Romania
- Southwest of Bistrita, southeast of Sieu Magherus
- Postal-Code: 2445
Population:
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL 1819/20 Hungarian Land Census Microfilm: Szeretfalva
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1536806, item 1
Miscellaneous:
- Settled by Germans in the mid-12th century; in the 14th by Ruthenians
- Kirchenburg/church fortress
- Rich salt mines
- Adjacent nature reserve, "Masivul de sare"
- Spelling with diacritics: Sa^ra^t,el
Village Names:
- German: Reußmarkt
- Hungarian: Szerdahely
- Official: Miercurea Sibiului
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Ruzmark, Risena
Location:
- Country: Romania
- On DN 1/7, south of Sebes
- Postal-Code: 2471
Population:
- 1488: 40 heads of households, 3 indigents, 3 empty houses, 1 schoolmaster
- 1786: 903
- 1910: 2003
- 1940: 1248 Lutherans
- 1966: 1692
- 1997: 105 Germans
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1290 as Ruchmark
- Kirchenburg/church fortress
- HOG and Ortsgenealoge
- Michael "de Foro Rutenorum" enrolled at the university of Vienna
in 1396, Petrus in 1413 and Georgius in 1417
- Name derives from "Reußen", a Slavic race
- Birthplace of the Saxon artist, Robert Wellmann (1866-1946)
Heimatbücher:
- Aus der Geschichte des Stuhles und der Marktgemeinde Reußmarkt.
[E: From the history of the seat and market community....]. (Hans Acker).
1978; 2. erw. u. überarb. Aufl. Neustadt, Aisch, 1983. Deutsches Familienarchiv,
Bd. 81. [G]
Order address/Bezugsadresse: Hans Acker, Rehwiesen 2, D-34466
Wolfhagen.
- Reußmarkt - wie es einmal war. [E: ....as it once was]. (Simon Acker).
München, Sieb.-sächs. Stiftung, 1998. 432 S. (Schriftenreihe der sieb-säch.
Stiftung, Bd. 33) (SZ 31.10.1998, p. 16) [G]
Village Names:
- German: Rode
- Hungarian: Zágor
- Official: Zagar
- Spelling and/or dialect variants:
Location:
- Country: Romania
- 9 km south of the highway, west of Balauseri
- Postal-Code: 3265
Population:
- 1790: 1463 Saxons and 32 christenings
- 1800: 44 christenings
- 1842/43: 23 Catholics
- 1910: 1383
- 1940: 1246 Lutherans
- 1966: 1348
- 1995: 22 Saxons
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL 1819/20 Hungarian Land Census Microfilm: Zagor
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1529950, item 1
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1412; prior to the arrival of Saxons, was probably settled
by Hungarians
- Kirchenburg/church fortress; HOG
- Ortsgeschichte
- Apple-growing area
- Traditional Saxon "Tracht" is best preserved here
- Zagor is derived from the Slavic "za gorra", i.e. "over the hill"
- Spelling with diacritics: Zaga^r
Heimatbücher:
- Wortmachen in Rode. Überliefertes Brauchtum einer siebenbürgischen
Gemeinde, dargestellt an Hand einer bäuerlichen Aufzeichnung aus dem
Jahre 1893. [E: Words in Rode. Transmitted traditions of a Transylvanian
community through use of rural examples from 1893]. (Georg Wenzel, Hilfskomitee
der Sieb. Sachsen). Schweinfurt, Schweinfurter Druckerei und Verlagsanstalt,
1968. [G]
Village Names:
- German: Rohrbach
- Hungarian: Nádpatak
- Official: Rodbav
- Spelling and/or dialect variants:
Location:
- Country: Romania
- 6 km from Soars
- Postal-Code: 2329
Population:
- 1488: 10 heads of households
- 1532: 12 heads of households
- 1786: 579
- 1910: 598
- 1940: 396 Lutherans
- 1966: 448
- 1997: no Germans
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1337 but Roman basilica built about 1200
- Kirchenburg/church fortress: destroyed by the Mongols in 1241, and
replaced with St. Michael's Church
- HOG
Village Names:
- German: Rosch
- Hungarian: Rovás
- Official: Ravasel
- Spelling and/or dialect variants:
Location:
- Country: Romania
- 20 km west of Seica Mare
- Postal-Code: 2489
Population:
- 1786: 339
- 1910: 493
- 1940: 326 Lutherans
- 1966: 365
- 1992: 30 Germans
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1391
- HOG
- Spelling with diacritics: Ra^va^s,el
Village Names:
- German: Roseln
- Hungarian: Rozsonda
- Official: Ruja
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Rosundal, Rosental,
villa Rosarum, Russendal
Location:
- Country: Romania
- Just northwest of, and now amalgamated with, Agnita
- Postal-Code: 2475
Population:
- 1786: 650
- 1910: 889
- 1940: 815 Lutherans
- 1966: 1326
- 1992: 34 Germans
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1349
- Kirchenburg/church fortress; HOG
- Homepage
- Known for its colourful pottery
- The communion hosts are inscribed with figures and Latin text on
both sides
- Name changes: Rosundal (1349), Rosental (1362), villa Rosarum (1416),
Russendal (1532)
Village Names:
- German: Rosenau
- Hungarian: Barcarozsnyo, Rosznyó
- Official: Risnov
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: villa Rosarum, Russenau
Location:
- Country: Romania
- 12 km from the Schulerau (Poiana Brasov); 15 km south of Brasov
- Postal-Code: 2221
Population:
- 1413: had a leprosy hospital
- 1510: 146 taxpayers (heads of households), 24 widows, 10 indigents,
9 empty houses, a school, a bell keeper, 14 shepherds
- 1526: 95 Rumanian families lived in "Dobridge"
- 1536: 177 households (56 in the "first part", 89 in the "other part"
and 33 in the Rumanian part, Dobridge)
- 1573, 1574, 1585, 1587, 1591: fires
- 1719: 521 Saxons and 711 Rumanians die of the plague
- 1786: 3129
- 1910: 4757
- 1940: 1766 Lutherans
- 1992: 16347
- 1998: 200 German speakers
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Founded: about 1211-1225 by the Teutonic Order of Knights
- Kirchenburg/church fortress
- HOG (publishes Rosenauer Rundbrief, "Die Zeitung der Rosenauer
Nachbarschaft in Deutschland", 2 / yr. [1983])
- Ortsgenealoge
- The most southeasterly Siebenbürgen community with a German population
- The Weidenbach (Ghimbavul) flows through the town
- The 146 metre deep well at the Burg (which offers a view of the
Burzenland) was dug in 1623-1640 at a cost of 4104 Gulden, ca. 2000 liters
of wine and 25,000 liters of free beer
- Spelling with diacritics: Ri^s,nov
- Name changes: villa Rosarum (1388) = rose village, Russenau (1532)
Heimatbücher:
- Rosenau. Ein Heimatbuch. [E: .... A heritage book.] Burzenländer
Bürger- und Bauernbank. (Gustav Lander). 1930. 157 S. [IfA, MOB, G]
- Rosenau. Ein Heimatbuch (3 Bd.). (Reinhard Bergel). 1978: 167 S.;
1980: 340 S.; 1986: 408 S. [G, MOB]
Order address/Bezugsadresse: Reinhard Bergel, Rosenweg 3,
D-64342 Seeheim-Jugenheim.
- Familienbuch / Family Book Rosenau (2002) online:
http://db.genealogy.net/ofb/rosenau/
Village Names:
- German: Rotberg
- Hungarian: Veresmart
- Official: Rosia
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Rothberg, Saseasca
Location:
- Country: Romania
- Southwest of Agnita, 10 km southwest of Vurpar
- Postal-Code: 2478
Population:
- 1488: 56 heads of households, 1 shepherd, 1 teacher
- 1786: 784
- 1910: 769
- 1940: 448 Lutherans
- 1990: 1870
- 1992: 47 Germans
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1327, but Roman-style basilica was built about 1225
- Kirchenburg/church fortress
- HOG and Ortsgenealoge
- Spelling with diacritics: Ros,ia
Village Names:
- German: Rothbach
- Hungarian: Szászveresmart
- Official: Rotbav
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Roiderbrich, Roderbach,
Vörösmart, Weresmorth
Location:
- Country: Romania
- 4 km northwest of Feldioara, 7 km south of Maierus
- Postal-Code: 2229
- Railroad station: Rotbav
Population:
- ca. 1300: 70 families
- 1438, 1464: burned down by the Turks
- 1602: burned down by General Basta
- 1732: village, church and tower burned down
- 1786: 919
- 1910: 920
- 1940: 531 Lutherans
- 1966: 1100
- 1997: 28 Germans
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Settled by Germans in 1242; documented 1371 as Ruffa rippa ("red
shore")
- Kirchenburg/church fortress
- HOG (publishes Rothbächer Heimatbrief [1988])
- Ortsgenealoge
- Ortsgeschichte
Village Names:
- German: Rumes
- Hungarian: Romosz
- Official: Romos
- Spelling and/or dialect variants:
Location:
- Country: Romania
- Just east of Orastie, 5 km south of the DN7
- Postal-Code: 2613
Population:
- 1786: 1300
- 1910: 2033
- 1940: 269 Lutherans
- 1966: 1414
- 1997: no Germans
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Documented: 1206
- Kirchenburg/church fortress
- Famous for its "Rumeser Student", an unnamed student at the university
in Broos who after more than 20 years in Turkish captivity, wrote and
published a book in 1481 in Germany on his experiences and the life and
customs of the Turks
Heimatbücher:
- Rumes: Aus Vergangenheit und Gegenwart einer siebenbürgisch-sächsischen
Dorfgemeinde. [E: ....Out of the past and present of a Transylvanian-Saxon
village community]. (Albert Amlacher). Hermannstadt, W. Krafft, 1912.
52 S. [G]
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