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Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Ljeskovica
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Glamoc district, south of Bosanski Petrovac, west of Jajce
- Postal-Code: 55353
Population:
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- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Ljubija
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Latinska Ljubija
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Northwest of Banja Luka, southwest of Prijedor
- Postal-Code: 78307
Population:
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Lukavac
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- just west of Tuzla
- Postal-Code:
Population:
- 1931: 175 Germans
- 1942: 250 Germans
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Founded: 1894
- Settler origins: South Hungary, Slavonia, Bosnia
- Colony type: Factory workers
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Village Names:
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Prnjavor district
- Postal-Code: 55257
Population:
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- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Founded: 1894
- Settler origins: South Russia, Galicia
- Colony type: Farming
- Spelling with diacritics: Luz^ani
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Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Mahovljani
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Northeast of Banja Luka
- Postal-Code:
Population:
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- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Medjedja
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Bosanska Dubica district
- Postal-Code: 71446
Population:
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- Church records available at FHL:
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- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
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Village Names:
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Northeast of Sarajevo, south of Tuzla
- Postal-Code: 71340
Population:
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- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Founded:
- Settler origins:
- Colony type:
- a typical Bosnian village with a collection of Bogomil stecaks
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Village Names:
- German: Opsijetschko
- Official: Opsijecko
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Southeast of Banja Luka
- Postal-Code:
Population:
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- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Founded: 1891
- Settler origins: Galicia, Bukowina, Hungary
- Colony type: Farming
- Spelling with diacritics: Opsiec^ko
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Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Orahovica
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Zenica district, southwest of Tuzla, northeast of Zepce
- Postal-Code:
Population:
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- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Orahovo
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- North of Banja Luka, east of Bosanska Dubica
- Postal-Code: 78377
Population:
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- Church records available at FHL:
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Miscellaneous:
Village Names:
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- South of Zupanja, on the Sava river
- Postal-Code: 75360
Population:
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- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Founded:
- Settler origins:
- Colony type:
- Spelling with diacritics: Oras^je
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Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Ozimica
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- North of Zepce, south of Doboj
- Postal-Code:
Population:
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Miscellaneous:
Village Names:
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Sarajevo district, east of Sarajevo, northwest of Gorazde
- Postal-Code: 71420
Population:
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- Church records available at FHL:
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Miscellaneous:
Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Podgora
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Visoko district
- Postal-Code: 58327
Population:
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Miscellaneous:
- Founded:
- Settler origins:
- Colony type:
- Podgora = under the mountain
- on the hill above the harbour is an immense monument, "The Gull's Wings"
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Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Podgradci
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Gornji Podgradci
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- North of Banja Luka, southwest of Bosanska Gradiska
- Postal-Code: 78405
Population:
- 1931: 25 Germans
- 1942: 250 Germans
Genealogical Records:
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- Church records available at FHL:
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Miscellaneous:
Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Podklece
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Zepce district
- Postal-Code:
Population:
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- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Founded: 1900
- Settler origins: Galicia, Windhorst
- Colony type: Farming
- Spelling with diacritics: Podklec^e
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Village Names:
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- just east of Derventa
- Postal-Code:
Population:
- 1931: 92 Germans
- 1942: 204 Germans
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
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Miscellaneous:
- Founded: 1900
- Settler origins: Galicia, Windhorst
- Colony type: Farming
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Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Prijedor
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Northwest of Banja Luka, on the Sana river
- Postal-Code: 78300
Population:
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records: Prijedor
- Church records available at FHL: see Banja Luka record
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Founded: 1880
- Settler origins: Württemberg
- Colony type: Single farm operation
- formerly an important commercial centre; the Sana river forms the moats of the fortress
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Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Prnjavor
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Northeast of Banja Luka, southwest of Derventa
- Postal-Code: 78430
Population:
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Miscellaneous:
Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Rajlovac
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- close to Sarajevo
- Postal-Code: 71211
Population:
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Miscellaneous:
- Founded: 1900
- Settler origins: Galicia, Windhorst
- Colony type: Farming
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Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Rogatica
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- East of Sarajevo, north of Gorazde
- Postal-Code: 71370
Population:
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Miscellaneous:
- Founded:
- Settler origins:
- Colony type:
- formerly the old Roman settlement, "Bisinium"
- important during Turkish rule and as the seat of many Begs (feudal lords)
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Village Names:
- German: Rudolfstal
- Official: Bosanski Aleksandrovac
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Maglaj am Vrbas, Adolfstal, Maglaj na Vrbasu, Alexandrovac
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Northeast of Banja Luka
- Postal-Code: 78417
Population:
- 1931: 562 Germans
- 1944: 560 Germans
Genealogical Records:
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Miscellaneous:
- Founded: 1880
- Settler origins: Silesia, Hannover, Oldenburg, Austro-Hungarian Empire
- Colony type: farming
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Village Names:
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- on the Sava river
- Postal-Code: 15000
Population:
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Miscellaneous:
- Founded: 1900
- Settler origins: Galicia, Windhorst
- Colony type: Farming
- Spelling with diacritics: S^abac
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Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Sanski Most
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- West of Banja Luka, northwest of Bosanski Petrovac
- Postal-Code: 78330
Population:
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
Village Names:
- German: Sarajewo
- Official: Sarajevo
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Capitol
- Postal-Code: 71000
Population:
- 1931: 2700 Germans
- 1942: 2575 Germans
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records: Sarajevo, Serajewo
- Church records available at FHL: 410 p. book, published in 1841
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1290619, item 5
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Founded: settled in prehistoric times though Sarajevo isn't mentioned until the early 16th C.
- Settler origins:
- Colony type:
- located in an amphitheatre on the banks of the Miljacka river
- residence of the Turkish Viziers from 1451 to 1553
- some tourist sights: Gazi Husref Beg's mosque; the 17th C. Turkish clock tower; the typically oriental Bascarsija area east of the mosque
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Village Names:
- German: Sawidowitsch
- Official: Zavidovici
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- East of Zepce
- Postal-Code: 72220
Population:
- 1931: 167 Germans
- 1942: 476 Germans
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- Church records available at FHL:
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Miscellaneous:
- Founded: 2-wave colonization: 1) 1893; 2) 1895
- Settler origins: 1) Bosnia, Austro-Hungarian Empire; 2) Russia, Galicia
- Colony type: 1) Factory workers; 2) Farming
- Spelling with diacritics: Zavidovic'i
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Village Names:
- German: Schamatz
- Official: Bosanski Samac
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Samac
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- East of Slavonski Brod, on the Sava river, west of Zupanja
- Postal-Code: 74230
Population:
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records: Bosanski Samac, Samac
- Church records available at FHL: military personnel: D 1878
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1454474, item 17
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Founded:
- Settler origins:
- Colony type:
- Spelling with diacritics: Bosanski S^amac
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Village Names:
- German: Scheptsche
- Official: Zepce
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Northwest of Sarajevo, northeast of Zenica
- Postal-Code: 72215
Population:
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records: Zepce
- Church records available at FHL: military personnel: D 1878
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1454474, item 18
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Founded: 1908
- Settler origins: ??
- Colony type: Factory workers
- Spelling with diacritics: Z^epc^e
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Village Names:
- German: Schibowska
- Official: Sibovska
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- East of Prnjavor
- Postal-Code: 78433
Population:
- 1931: 429 Germans
- 1942: 700 Germans
Genealogical Records:
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Miscellaneous:
- Founded: 1899
- Settler origins: Galicia, Bukowina
- Colony type: Farming
- Spelling with diacritics: S^ibovska
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Village Names:
- German: Senitza
- Official: Zenica
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Senica
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Northwest of Sarajevo, east of Travnik
- Postal-Code: 72000
Population:
- 1931: 421 Germans
- 1942: 912 Germans (with Zepce)
Genealogical Records:
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- Church records available at FHL:
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Miscellaneous:
- Founded: 1893
- Settler origins: ??
- Colony type: Factory workers
- the Romans knew about its wines
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Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Sijekovac
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- South of Bosanski Brod, Derventa district
- Postal-Code:
Population:
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Village Names:
- German: Sitnesch
- Official: Sitnes
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Southwest of Bosanski Brod, southeast of Bosanska Gradiska
- Postal-Code:
Population:
- 1931: 244 Germans
- 1942: 400 Germans
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
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Miscellaneous:
- Founded: 1912?
- Settler origins: Bosnia
- Colony type: Farming
- Spelling with diacritics: Sitnes^
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Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Srpski Sitnes
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Prnjavor district
- Postal-Code:
Population:
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- Founded:
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- Spelling with diacritics: Srpski Sitnes^
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Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Stanari
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- West of Doboj, east of Banja Luka
- Postal-Code: 74281
Population:
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Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Svilaj-Kardar-Vrbovac
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Vrbovac, Kardar, Kardar-Svilaj
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- East of Bosanski Brod, amalgamated with Kardar and Vrbovac
- Postal-Code:
Population:
- 1931: 235 Germans
- 1944: 317 Germans
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
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Miscellaneous:
- Founded: Kardar, 1896; Vrbovac-Svilaj,1903-4
- Settler origins: Slavonia, Galicia, Banat
- Colony type: Farming
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Village Names:
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Southeast of Banja Luka, southwest of Doboj
- Postal-Code: 74270
Population:
- 1931: 67 Germans (possibly 324)
- 1942: 400 Germans
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Miscellaneous:
- Founded:
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- Colony type:
- Spelling with diacritics: Teslic'
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Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Travnik
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Southeast of Jajce, west of Zenica
- Postal-Code: 72270
Population:
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records: Travnik
- Church records available at FHL: military personnel: D 1878-1879
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1454474, item 15
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Founded:
- Settler origins:
- Colony type:
- Travnik = green city
- market day is Tuesday
- a city of gardens, orchards, Bosnian Muslim architecture, palatial tombs, about a dozen mosques (particularly the Hadzi Alibegova with its clock tower)
- to the north is the well-known skiing area for Jugoslavs "Vlasic Planina"
- birthplace of the author, Ivo Andric ("Bosnian Story" and "Bridge on the Drina")
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Village Names:
- German: Troscheli
- Official: Troselje
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Southeast of Bosanska Gradiska
- Postal-Code:
Population:
- 1931: 120 Germans
- 1944: 224 Germans
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- Church records available at FHL:
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Miscellaneous:
- Founded: 1892
- Settler origins: Batschka, Galicia, Bukowina
- Colony type: Farming
- Spelling with diacritics: Tros^elje
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Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Turske Dubrave
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Southeast of Bosanska Gradiska, Northeast of Banja Luka
- Postal-Code:
Population:
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Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Turski Kalenderovci
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Kalenderovci Turski
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Southwest of Derventa
- Postal-Code:
Population:
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Miscellaneous:
Village Names:
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- North of Sarajevo, south of Zupanja
- Postal-Code: 75000
Population:
- 1931: 675 Germans
- 1942: 550 Germans
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records: Tuzla
- Church records available at FHL: unknown; though there's an entry by town name, no records are listed
- FHL Microfilm Nr.:
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
Village Names:
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Northeast of Visoko, east of Zenica
- Postal-Code: 71330
Population:
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Miscellaneous:
- Founded:
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- Colony type:
- Spelling with diacritics: Vares^
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Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Visegrad
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- East of Sarajevo, northeast of Gorazde
- Postal-Code: 71440
Population:
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records: Visegrad
- Church records available at FHL: military personnel: D 1878-1881
- FHL Microfilm Nr.: 1454470, item 1
- FHL Census Microfilm:
Miscellaneous:
- Founded:
- Settler origins:
- Colony type:
- location of the bridge in Ivo Andric's "Bridge on the Drina"
- Spelling with diacritics: Vis^egrad
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Village Names:
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Northwest of Sarajevo, southeast of Zenica
- Postal-Code: 51216
Population:
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Miscellaneous:
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Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Travnik district, southwest of Zenica
- Postal-Code: 72250
Population:
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Miscellaneous:
Village Names:
- German:
- Official: Vranovac
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- West of Dubica
- Postal-Code:
Population:
- 1931: 150 Germans
- 1972 (?): 158 Germans
Genealogical Records:
- Village name in FHL records:
- Church records available at FHL:
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Miscellaneous:
- Founded: 1895
- Settler origins: South Russia, Galicia
- Colony type: Farming
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Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- Prnjavor district
- Postal-Code:
Population:
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Miscellaneous:
- Founded:
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- Colony type:
- Spelling with diacritics: Vrs^ani
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Village Names:
- German: Windhorst
- Official: Nova Topola
- Spelling and/or dialect variants: Windthorst
Location:
- Country: Bosnia and Hercegovina
- South of Bosanska Gradiska, North of Banja Luka
- Postal-Code: 78418
Population:
- 1931: 1435 Germans
- 1944: 1800 Germans
Genealogical Records:
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Miscellaneous:
- Founded: 1879
- Amalgamation of: Unter Windhorst, Mittel Windhorst, Ober Windhorst
- Settler origins: South Germany, Rhineland, Hannover, Westphalia, Holland
- Colony type: Farming
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