Swabian Turkey Records and References

The vast majority of the Donauschwaben settlers in Hrastovac and surrounding area came after 1865 from the counties of Tolna, Baranya and Somogy, known as Swabian Turkey. Here is some information on that area:

Swabian-Turkey Book Resources: http://www.swabiantrek.com/

BARANYA: “Deutsche Kolonisten im Komitat Baranya/Ungarn 1688-1752” by Ferdinand Hengl 

TOLNA, “Herkunft deutscher Ansiedler im Komitat Tolnau” by Josef Schmidt and Johann Müller, Sindelfingen 1995

Swabian Turkey German localities 

APAR Original online Chruch Books films:

<https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/427497> Anyakönyvek, 1726-1895

BATASZEK Original online Church Books films:

<https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/427505> Anyakönyvek, 1722-1895

IZMENY, Tolna, “Izmeny, eine ehemalige deutsche Gemeinde in der Tolnau” by Georg Mueller, ISBN: 9632026314

GERENYES, Family Book, 665 pages by Heiner Friedrich. Can be ordered directly through the author Heiner Friedrich <heiner.friedrich@freenet.de>

KISMANYOK, Tolna Heimatbuch can be ordered from Heinrich Frey, Guttenbrunnstr. 92, D 71067 Sindelfingen, Germany.
The book is also online: K I S M Á N Y O K – K L E I N M A A N O K
https://www.yumpu.com/de/document/view/6440759/k-i-s-m-a-n-y-o-k-k-l-e-i-n-m-a-a-n-o-k

KISDOROG Original online Church Books Films:

Kereszteltek, házasultak, halottak 1827-1868
https://familysearch.org/search/film/004675879?cat=436906

MAJOS, Tolna: “Heimatbuch und Ortschronik von Majos / Majesch” by Heinrich Maerz 

MAJOS Original Church Books Films:

<https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/132509> Anyakönyvek, 1721-1895

MEKENYES, BARANYA, Chronik and Family book by Rolf Domke (Includes Nagyhajmas). Order through the author: E-Mail: domke_rolf@yahoo.de

NAGYHAJMAS, Chronik by Rolf Domke. Order through the author: E-Mail: domke_rolf@yahoo.de

PAKS Original online Church Books Films:

<https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/438240> Anyakönyvek, 1721-1895

SIMONTORNYA original online church books films:

nyakönyvek, <https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/438253> 1710-1895

 City of TOLNA original online church books films:
Anyakönyvek, 1742-1895 <https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/438289

 VARSAD, Tolna: “Varsad, Ein Dorf, Eine Heimat, Unsere Heimat” by Heinrich Weissenberger 

Some of our Hrastovac ancestors came originally from Hesse down the River Danube to the Swabian Turkey areas. See: 

Hessian Emigration