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***** 2.0. INTRODUCTION *****
Latest Update: 18 August 1996 (Links updated)
***** 2.0. INTRODUCTION *****
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The Banat mailing list is an informal group of people who are researching family links in
portions of the former Habsburg Empire, commonly referred to as Austria-Hungary. As this
list is primarily interested in Donauschwaben (German-speaking) genealogy, most
geographical and personal names will be listed in either or both the common English or
German nomenclature. Often, when the common English name is used, the German name
will follow in parentheses. Hungarian and Serbo-Croatian names are discussed in separate
sections.
NOTE: If you are new to the Internet, or your primary experience with any mailing lists is
with genealogy lists similar to Roots-L or Gennam-L , the Banat list may be confusing at
first. Messages arrive individually via your e-mail and not in digest form as they do in
Roots-L. Listserver messages are also different in format from postings in alt.- or
soc.genealogy newsgroups.
There is a definite lack of structure, but you have not intruded on private correspondence.
Informality is a large part of the charm of this list. The members of this list have come
together through their common interests to provide information and support to each other's
genealogical search.
Per the usual Internet advice, one should read the messages for a few days or a week to
become acquainted with the etiquette and customs of any group. Shortly thereafter, please
post a query about the surnames and the villages being researched. Questions are
encouraged. Someone will be sure to respond to you, either with a complete answer or a
partial clue.
If your genealogy research has led you to any of the geographical areas mentioned below,
this list is one of the best places you can be. Members of the Banat list have extensive and
varied education and experience in the history, culture, and genealogy of the Donauschwaben
and are very willing to share their knowledge.
***** 2.1 GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES *****
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Below are listed regional names followed by modern jurisdictions and geographical
boundaries:
Banat: now in modern Romania and Yugoslavia (Serbia--eastern part of
Vojvodina).
Historical boundaries:
North: Maros River;
East: foothills of the Transylvanian Alps;
South: Danube (Donau) River;
West: Tisza/Tisa (Theiss) River.
Bacs (Batschka): Yugoslavia (Serbia--western part of Vojvodina).
Boundaries:
North: roughly the current border of the Bacs-Bodrog county;
East: Tisza/Tisa (Theiss) River;
South and West: Danube (Donau) River
Baranya (Baranja): Partly in modern Croatia and partly in modern Hungary.
Boundaries:
North: roughly near Pecs, Hungary;
East: Danube (Donau) River;
South: Drava River;
West: Roughly near Szigethar, Hungary
Slavonia (Slawonien): Croatia, between the Drava and Sava rivers
Srem (Syrmien): roughly Yugoslavia/Serbia, between the Sava and Danube
(Donau) Rivers
The mailing list's emphasis is on those ethnically-German emigrants to these areas who were
known as "Donauschwaben".
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