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According to
Geschicte der
Gemeinde
Zichydorf by
Johann
Achtzehner
(History of the
Village of
Zichydorf
translated by
Elizabeth Hugel),
24 families left
Zichydorf for
Brazil in 1924.
Zichydorf had
been within the
Austro-Hungarian
Empire until
after the First
World War. The
Treaty of
Trianon that
ended the war
carved chunks of
territory out of
the Empire and
distributed them
to other
bordering
countries. The
piece that
contained
Zichydorf was
given to
Yugoslavia.
The government
of Yugoslavia
broke up the
large estates in
the Zichydorf
area and gave
the land to
Serbian war
volunteers
called
Dobrowolski.
This displaced
many of the
German tenant
farmers.
Achtzehner tells
us that 24
families went to
Brazil, but he
does not know
the exact number
of people and he
does not say
that all were
displaced from
these estates.
Only families
with children
were requested,
so we know that
there were at
least some
children and he
says that some
people even took
their younger
brothers and
sisters along.
According to
Achtzehner, the
families were:
-
Paul Looß
and Anna (Klooß)
-
Nikolaus
Schönherr
and Marianna
(Kühborn)
-
Franz
Kafka
and Rosalia
(Schönher)
-
Johann
Linden
and Barbara
(Bär)
-
Jakob Bär
and
Katharina (Nay)
-
Johann
Kaufmann
and
Katharina (Schleicher)
-
Johann
Binder
and Theresia
(Müller)
-
Josef
Puschkasch
and Maria (Günther)
-
Josef
Lutz and
Marianna (Scheitnas)
-
Michael
Noll and
Elisabetha (Engel)
-
Matthias
Niesner
and Theresia
(Pilo)
-
Josef
Fellenr
and Maria (Wingert
– also known
as
Billmann)
-
Adam
Fellinger
and
Katharina (Kannegießer)
-
Johann
Andres
and
Elisabetha (Neff)
-
Josef
Binsenberger
and
Katharina (Linden)
-
Andreas
Kaufmann
and Barbara
(Binsenberger)
-
Johann
Takatsch
and
Magdalena (Fertich)
-
Michael
Grebeldinger
and
Elisabetha (Descho)
-
Anton
Pilo and
Magdalena (Jung)
-
Franz
Puschkasch
and Maria (Hochländer)
-
Bernhardt
Gajo and
Annamaria (Niedermayer)
-
Paul
Steinbrückner
and
Katharina (Kannegießer)
-
Michael
Andres
and Theresia
(Tretter)
-
Georg
Leitermann
and Eva (Andres)
Achtzehner says
that they hoped
to settle their
own land, but
were assigned as
farm labourers
on estates and
coffee
plantations and
did not find a
good life. Some
relocated to the
city of Sao
Paulo; some
others went on
to Argentina;
some others
remained where
they were; and
some returned to
their homeland.
Submitted by
Glenn Schwartz
President,
Zichydorf
Village
Association
http://cefha.org/zva/zva-fp.html
[Published at
DVHH.org 29 Nov
2007] |
