DVHH Village Coordinator: Diana Lambing

Village Information:

• Gross Jetscha was founded in 1767 and lies 32 km NW of Temesvar (Temeschwar).

• Town Map

• The population in 1910 was 2,535 of which 93.1% were German; in 1930 there were 2,290 inhabitants German) and in 1977 the population was (92% 2,978.

• The Postal Code is 1952 and the village does not have its own railroad station. The nearest station is in Carpinis (Gertianosch).

Historical Accounts:

• Gros Ietsche (Source: Josephinische Landesaufnahme, 1769-72 - Map Section 41)

• Catholic Church name: Hl. Karl Borromäus*

• The Origin of the Village Name of IECEA (Jetscha) by Norbert Neidenbach

• A Potted History of the Village of Gross Jetscha (Timeline) by Norbert Neidenbach

• The Last of the German Village of Gross Jetscha by Anton Zollner

• Deportation to the Soviet Union by Anton Neidenbach

• Grossjetscha (Iecea Mare) among 190 villages affected by the deportation to the Bărăgan in 1951

Family Research:

• Genealogical Records - Church records available at LDS - FHC; Microfilm Nr. :
  039 RO - Groß-Jetscha: B. 1767-1844, M. 1767-1874, D. 1767-1853

• First settlers list of Gross Jetscha, [includes place of origin, date of birth and death, all taken from the Gross Jetscha church registers] go to Norbert Neidenbach's page www.jetscha.de

• Gross Jetscha Family Directory

• Gross Jetscha Births 1873-1890 (2975 entries) large files, patience while loading:
  1873-1875 | 1876-1878 | 1879-1881 | 1882-1884 | 1885-1887 | 1888-1890

• Familienbuch Großjetscha 1767-1844 von Hans Wikete, 1995 (Out of Print)

• Hans Wikete’s Ortssippenbuch Grossjetscha 1767-2000 is comprised of 2 volumes and was published by Renningen 2003, copyright c2003 by HOG Grossjetscha. Vol I covers letters A-M, Vol II covers N-Z.

• Terms & Abbreviations used in the new Gross Jetscha Family Book

• Lookups Guide: Diana Lambing - Grossjetscha im Banat (sort of a Heimatbuch in German); Familien/ Ortssippenbuch Grossjetscha 1767-2000

• Lookups Guide: Helen Remich Dubas - Hans Wikete’s Ortssippenbuch Grossjetscha 1767-2000 is comprised of 2 volumes and was published by Renningen 2003, copyright c2003 by HOG Grossjetscha. Vol I covers letters A-M, Vol II covers N-Z.

• List of German Inhabitants of Gross Jetscha in June 2000

• Village Chairman / H.O.G.: Norbert Neidenbach www.jetscha.de/
  Norbert Neidenbach's Website www.neidenbach-net.de
  www.neidenbach-net.de/banat/hog/grj/eig_grj/grj.htm

Et caetera:

• Village Photos

• Gross Jetscha video /Walter Fissl www.banat-video.de

• www.gross-jetscha.simone-beisser.de

Family Directory

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• AMBROSE Lenka

• BARTHELME Stephan

• BERWANGER Hans

• BETTENDORF Johann

• BOSCH Franz

• BOSCH Katharina

• DOHR Margaretha

• DUPREE Wendel

• ERDEI Katharina

• GUTEKUNST Gernoth

• KAFKA Stefan

• KAHLES Stefan (2)

• KOCH Johann

• KOVACS Elisabetha

• LECH Anna

• MARINESCU Barbara

• MARINESCU Helmut

• MARINESCU Margarata

• METTLER Katharina

• MUTTER Barbara (2)

• OTT Nikolaus (2)

• PREDOI Nikolaus

• RUECKERT Wendel (2)

• SABAU Nikolaus

• SCHWARZ Georg

• SCHWARZ Josef

• TOTH Andreas

• TRENDLER Josef

• WIESENMAJER Maria

• TOTAL of 33 people

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