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Kleinbetschkerek (German)
Klein-Betschkerek (German)
Kleinbetschkerek (German)
Kisbecskerek (Hungarian)
Bezsierek (Other)
Becicherecu(l) Mic  (Romanian)
Becicherecu-Mic, Romania (Official)
  Village Coordinator:
Peter Knapp
 

 


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Catholic Church Name

Unbefleckte Empfängnis Mariens*

 

Village at a glance . . .
bullet Location: 17km NW of Temeswar/Timisoara
bullet DVHH Village Coordinator: Peter Knapp
bullet Founded in 1786
bullet Catholic Church name: Unbefleckte Empfängnis Mariens*
bullet Genealogical Records - Church records available at LDS - FHC; Microfilm Nr. :
 054 RO - Kleinbetschkerek, Kisbecskerek:  B. 1786-1843, M. 1786-1843, D. 1786-1843
FHL Microfilm Nr. 1190309, 1190388
bullet Klein Betschkerek (Source: Josephinische Landesaufnahme, 1769-72 - Map Section 41)
bullet In 1723, the Count Mercy map of Temesvarer Banates, the city appears for the first time called "BECICHERECU Mic." The origin comes from the noun by Pechereky, on behalf of a landowner. Later, in 1743 - is called Bezsierek.
bullet FAMILIENBUCH KLEINBETSCHKEREK (online) by Nikolaus Nauy
bullet Kleinbetschkereker residents who left (1900-1939)
Kleinbetschkereker residents who immigrated to the United States (1901-1923)
bullet Kleinbetschkerek (Becicherecul Mic) was among 190 villages affected by the deportation to the Bărăgan in 1951
bullet Villages Photos 2005
bullet Villages Photos 2008
bullet Village Chairman / H.O.G.: Josef Bücher
H.O.G. Web Site: www.kleinbetschkerek.de (German)
bullet Kleinbetschkerek Passenger Records - David Dreyer's Banat Ship List

Village Photos- 2005
by Kyle S. Goodman

The German cemetery in Kleinbetschkerek, today "Kis Becskerek" is in BAD shape.  It's completely overgrown, and many of the names on the headstones were difficult to read due to erosion.  I found no familiar names, but it was a great experience.

Catholic Church

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Street View Cemetery Chapel Cemetery View
Cemetery Cemetery Cemetery
  Stork on house Rech
Knifer       Hecker Bittner Reiner
   
  Local German Woman Helpful Local
Gypsy Wagon    
   

Village Photos 2008
by Diana Lambing

Kleinbetschkerek Catholic Church

June 2008

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View of village from the Hutweide, three churches: one Catholic, one Serbian and one Romanian Orthodox. Kleinbetschkerek Cemetery Adam Meiszner who lived in both Kleinbetschkerek & Uihei as a child. He kneels beside his WILHELM and BAUER grandparents' gravestone.
     
Remains of an original thatched roof in Kleinbetschkerek Young girl who lives in thatched house, chatting with neighbors. Kleinbetschkerek in the background
     
View of Kleinbetschkerek in the distance and our camper van & sheep! Stork and nest in Kleinbetschkerek The Kleinbetschkerek Hutweide

 

 

Last updated: 21 Feb 2012
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English: County
Hungarian: Megye
Romanian: Judet
Serbian: Okpry
German: Grafschaft

Torontál county was located in the Banat region. It shared borders with the Kingdom of Serbia and the Hungarian counties Szerém, Bács-Bodrog, Csongrád, Csanád, Arad and Temes (the first county was part of Croatia-Slavonia). The river Danube formed its southern border, the river Tisza its western border, and the river Maros its northern border.

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Village prefix & suffix translations

Ger. Rom.
or Ser.		 Hun. Eng.
Alt vechi/veche O Old
burg cetate var burg
Deutsch German nemet(s) German
dorf sat falva village
gross mare nagy large
haus casa haza house
klein mic(a) kis small
neu nou/noua uj new
sankt sin/san szent saint

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