Banater Schwaben

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Banat Schwaben is a sub project of the Germany Project

See also: Project: Donauschwaben

The Banat Swabians^[1]are part of the Danube Swabiansan a ethnic German population in Southeast Europe. In the 18th century they emigrated to what was then known as the Austrian Empire's Banat of Temeswar province, which was later included in the Habsburg Kingdom of Hungary.

The goal of this project is to widen the knowledge of this particular area.

Donauschwaben [1]

Notable Banat Swabians^[2]

• Geza von Cziffra - (1900-1989) film director
• Helmuth Duckadam - (1959-?) football goalkeeper, winner of European Cup
• Werner Fricker - (1936-2001) President, United States Soccer Federation 1986–1990
• Franz Xaver Kappus (1883–1966), writer, poet, newspaper editor
• Stefan Jäger - (1877-1962) painter
• Alexander Krischan - (1921-2009) Austrian historian and bibliographer
• Nikolaus Lenau - (1802-1850) writer
• Herta Müller - (1953- ) poet, novelist and recipient of the 2009 Nobel Prize in Literature
• Anthony N. Michel, American engineering educator
• Johnny Weissmuller - ( 1904-1984) American actor; Olympic swimming gold medalist
• Michael J. Wendl, American engineer
• Stefan Hell - (1962- ) co-recipient of the 2014 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
• Zita Johann, Austrian-American actress (The Mummy)

1. ↑ Wikipedia - Banat Swabians
2. ↑ Notable Banat Swabians

Resources

• Banat village list DVHH has the most complete list of villages in Banat, there are about 800.
• Banaterscom - History of German Settlements in Southern Hungary
• Blackseagr.org - Researching Germans from Hungary
• Danube Swabians.org - Danube Swabian Resources
• Maps Josephine Austrian procured lands 1763-1787
• Genealogy RO Group Genealogical Research in the Banat Area
• Family Search - Banat Genealogy
• Family History Series Book VI-BANATERS IN AUSTRIAN MILITARY RECORDS
• Family Books of the Banat
• Banat Village Museum