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  • Zichydorf Baptisms A-F

    Sources: Family History Library (FHL), Hungary, Banat, Zichydorf – Roman Catholic Church Record Christenings, microfilm 1190365, register from 12 July 1789 to 31 December 1842, available on loan from the…

  • Zichydorfers to South America

    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…

  • Zichydorf Church Records

    For many years, the only church records available to researchers in North America were microfilms from the Family History Library of the Mormon Church. Films #1190365 and #1190366 contain church…

  • Overview

    Most of this section of the site is dedicated to the village of Zichydorf in Banat. However, several nearby villages were very closely tied to Zichydorf by family and church.…

  • Donauschwaben Place Names

    Title: Donauschäbisches Ortsnamenbuch

  • 26-1 April 2021

    Membership Renewal ZVA keeps the memory of Zichydorf and its people alive on its web site through your generosity. It also provides information on many associated villages. Please help us…

  • 25-1 April 2020

    Another Milestone for ZVA We are beginning our 25th year. Who would have believed it in 1996? ZVA Elections Due to the pandemic, we did not hold our usual April…

  • Hatzfeld History

    This is a history of the village translated from Familienbuch der katholischen Pfarrgemeinde Hatzfeld im Banat by Helga and Anton Hornung. Down load the PDF file.

  • Savage Continent: Europe in the Aftermath of World War II

    Title: Savage Continent: Europe in the Aftermath of World War II

  • Settlers on Esterházy Family Lands

    The following was translated by Rosina Schmidt from the Donauschwäbische Familienkundliche Forschungsblätter Newsletter of the working group of Danube-Swabian family researchers (AKdFF) Number 131 March 2009 The two files below…