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Village News
15 Aug
2008 - Franz
Klein,
longtime
president
and honorary
president of
Association
of Banat
Swabians in
Austria,
author, and
homeland
researcher,
passed away
this
morning.
Franz Klein,
a native of
Billed,
wrote the
defining
book on his
native
village
"Billed,
Chronik
einer
Heidegemeinde
im Banat in
Quellen und
Dokumenten
1765 - 1980"
(Vienna
1980)
"Chronicle
of a
low-land
village in
the Banat in
sources and
documents
1765 -
1980".
He was in
his 89th
year of
life.
May he rest
in peace.
The majority
of the
Billeder
Schwabians
settled in
the
Karlsruhe,
Germany
area. The
head office
for the
Billeder HOG
is in
Karlsruhe,
Germany, and
is known as
an active
club. The
HOG has
published
Ortssippenbücher,
which
consits of
three (3)
volumes. The
books
provides all
the data for
Billed from
1765-2000.
Besides having
published the
Ortssipenbücher,
the HOG also
publishes a "Billeder
Heimatblatt,
annually. It
covers stories
from the past
and present with
old and new
photos. They
still carry on
their old
traditions from
the Banat,
celebrating
Kirchweih and
having their
regular dances.
On April
27,
2002, at
6:20
A.M.-
Four
young
brave
men from
Billed,
currently
living
in
Karlsruhe,
Reinhard
Jung;
Alfred
Herbst;
Hans
Herbst
and
Werner
Gilde.
They
planed a
heavy
task
ahead of
them.
They
traveled
from
Karlsruhe
to
Billed,
Banat,
Romania.
The trip
was not
made by
automobile
but by
bicycles.
They
were
asked
why the
trip, -
they
responded,
for the
sport,
it's
been 280
years
since
the
village
of
Billed
was
established.
They
delivered
a
special
message
from the
mayor of
Karlsruhe
to the
mayor of
Temeswar
and the
mayor of
Billed
for it's
special
occasion.
In
memory
of the
200
birth of
the
Banater
poet
Nikolaus
Lenau.
Also in
memory
of the
150
birth of
the
famous
Banater
writer,
Adam
Müller-Guttenbrunn.
It took the
four
gentleman
ten (10)
days to
travel from
Karlsruhe to
Temeswar and
Billed. They
documented
their daily
traveling
distances
and
activities.
They posted
a daily
photo and at
the end
several more
photos are
posted from
their
journey. To
view a daily
report of
their
journey,
once page is
open, place
mouse on
icons on
left side,
then click
individual
dates.
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Village
Coordinator
I was born
in Knees
(Satchinez)
Banat,
Roman. I
experienced
hard times
after
WW-II,
but with
some luck,
after eight
years
separation
from our
parents, we
were united
again in
1950. Since
I have some
background
experience
from the
Banat, I
took the
task to
volunteer as
Village
Coordinator
for Billed.
I would be
pleased to
discuss with
you
concerning
the
Donauschwaben.
"Did you
know, the
word "NO",
never
existed in a
Schwob's
dictionary."
The story of my escape
from Romania: "Remember
Where You Came From" |
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