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Danube Swabian History

 
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Early History

Who Are The Danube Swabians?(1)

Danube Swabians in Syrmien, Croatia, Slavonia & Bosnia

Illustrated History of the Donauschwaben

Who are the Donauschwaben?(2)

Prinz Eugen von Savoyen

Joseph II, 1780-1790

Migration Voyage, The Danube & The Ulmer Schachteln

The Economic Background

'Ship of Girls' (Moidle-Schiff)

Danube Swabian Settlement Map

German Settlements in E. Europe

Migration of The German People

Lutheranism & The Danube Swabians

Danube Swabian Crest Originator: Hans Diplich

Regional Outline Map

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Historical Settlement Areas of the Danube Swabians including Villages

Austria-Hungary Maps & Atlases

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

 

   

Post World War 2

Genocide & Atrocities Against The Donauscwhwaben

Displaced Persons Camps

The Baragan-Steppe

Banat Swabians, Danube Swabians & Their Future

Donauschwaben Historians


   

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