Important dates in Danube Swabian history:

The colonization came to be known as
"der Grosse Schwabenzuge" or the
"Great Swabian Trek."
The majority of the migration took place in three
phases which were named after their Habsburg sponsors:

1718 to 1737
1. The "Karolinische Ansiedlung,"
or Caroline colonization

1744-1772
2. The "Maria Theresianische Ansiedlung,"
or Maria Theresian colonization

1782 to 1787
3. The "Josephinische Ansiedlung," or
Josephine colonization, under Joseph II

Regional Outline Map

Historical Settlement Areas
of the Danube Swabians
including Villages

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Austria-Hungary Maps & Atlases