Franz-Anton, As I undertand it Saalhausen was established in 1722. When the Turks invaded the Banat in 1738 the inhabitants in the Southern Banat fled Northwards. Many of these refugees never returned to their homes after the war but settled permanently in localities of the Northern Banat where they sought shelter. Generally the Turkish raiders burnt the villages which came into their possession. As a result, at least one village, Saalhausen, was never rebuilt. There are in the FHL in Salt Lake, several rolls of film containing Saalhausen church books records for the period 1722-1738. According to the FHL catalogue these films also contain records for several adjacent localities, Freudenthal, Jasenova, Roschowa, etc. Although one cannot find Saalhausen on current maps some of these other localities are identifiable and suggest that Saalhausen must have been located 10-20 Km North of Weisskirchen. Indeed the publication by Josef Frank, "Die Besiedlung des suedwestlichen Banats im Lichte historischer Karten und Quellen 1690-1821" contains reproductions of map which show Salhausen(sic) just to the East of Lagerdorf. If you check the catalogue at Familysearch.org you will find three rolls of film related to Saalhausen, FHL 858410, 1190403, and 1271573. I can read German but I cannot write it. Schoenen Gruss aus Kalifornia Dave Dreyer ----- Original Message ----- From: Franz-Anton Plitt To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2014 9:17 AM Subject: Saalhausen, Banat Hello Mr. Dreyer, found you online while searching for Saalhausen in the Banat. You wrote somewhere, that you know it existed, but not know, where. Can you perhaps give me a hint, where I could look for some infos? Best wishes from a Saalhausener, grewn up in the Sauerland. Franz-Anton Plitt P.s.: Koennen SIe Deutsch?