Don Marinkovich wrote: > > There's a Trnovo close to Jajce in Bosna > ----- Original Message ----- Actually there are 4 place names Trnovo located in Bosnia & Herzegovina. From 1908, when incorporated into the A-H Empire, Bosnia & Herzegovina was under the joint rule of both Austrian and Hungary. If this was the correct location would still not have given the surname bearer Croatian ethnicity ? > From: "Frank Kurchina" <frankur@worldnet.att.net> > To: <CROATIA-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 10:37 PM > Subject: Re: [CROATIA-L] Bukovic from an unknown town > > > > > > > "Margaret B. Erbes" wrote: > > > > > > My grandfather, Ivan Bukovic, arrived in the US May 6, 1911 according > the > > > Ellis Island records. The town listed as last residence is the same as > the > > > town listed for nearest relative from "whence alien came". Same town > but > > > one listed as Austria and the other Slavonia. I asked once before if > anyone > > > had heard of this town (even Frank came up cold!) so I was wondering if > > > anyone would mind looking at the manifest for me (but don't mind the > name of > > > the town as listed off the manifest as it may pre-dispose your > translation!) > > > I am afraid that I've seen the name so can't look at the manifest with a > > > fresh eye. > > > > > > I sure would appreciate it! > > > > > > Peg Erbes > > > > I don't remember the Last Residence as listed in the ship manifest. > > > > However, there are two place names called Trnovo located in Slovenia, > > the republic next to Croatia. > > > > 1) Trnovo (Tarnova) located 38 miles west of Ljubljana, Slovenia. > > 2) Trnovo located 49 miles WNW of Ljubljana, Slovenia. > > > > The Austria connection makes this the plausible town. > > > > 1 Trnovo is located near the port of Trieste (Trst), Italy (then > > Austria) > > 2 Trnovo is located further north of the port but still is applicable. > > > > Following the First World War, new borders for Austro-Hungarian Monarchy > > were set by the Treaties of Saint Germain-en-Laye (September 10, 1919) > > and Trianon (June 4, 1920). > > > > As a result, the Austro-Hungarian Empire was utterly transformed into > > smaller territories and new countries. > > > > Hungary became an entirely separate nation, but lost large portions of > > its territories as well, retaining only core Hungarian-speaking areas. > > Retained were West and Central Hungary plus a small western portion of > > the Banat, the northern portion of the Batschka, the Central > > Hungarian Highlands, and the northern portion of Swabian Turkey. > > > > A new country of Yugoslavia was also formed including the former > > Austro-Hungarian lands of the southern portion of the Banat, the > > southern portion of the Batschka, Bosnia-Hercegovina, the southern > > portion of the duchy of Carinthia (Slovenia), most of the of duchy > > of Carniola, Croatia-Slavonia, the kingdom of Dalmatia, the southern > > portion of Swabian Turkey, the southern portion of duchy of Styria, > > and Syrmia. > > > > (The Kingdom of Serbs,Croats and Slovenes was established on > > Dec. 1, 1918) renamed Yugoslavia on October 4, 1929. > > It existed as such until WW 2 in 1941. > > (Federal Republic of Yugoslavia) from 1945 to 1991. > > The six republics that formed the former Yugoslavia were : > > Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Slovenia, > > and Serbia. > > > > Following WW 1, Italy took for itself the southwestern portion of > > duchy of Carniola, the county of Gorizia-Gradisca, the margraviate of > > Istria, the town of Trieste, the southern portion of the county of > > Tyrol, city of Zadar (formerly part of the Kingdom of Dalmatia), and > > the islands of Cherso/Ceres, Lusino/Los^inj, and Lagosta/Lastovo. > > > > The 1947 (WW 2) peace treaty recognized Yugoslavia's acquisition of > > the former Italian territory. > > This included Dalmatian city of Zadar/Zara and the islands of > > Cres/Cherso, Los^inj/Lusino, and Lastovo/Lagosta, as well as former city > > of Rijeka/Fiume and, farther north, western Slovenia and part of Istria. > > > > 1867-1918 Istria was part of of Austria under the dual Austro-Hungarian > > Monarchy. > > > > 1918-1947 Istria was part of Italy, not Croatia or Yugoslavia. > > > > Today, Trieste is not part of Istria nor of Croatia, but of Italy. > > > > In 1947, the Free Territory of Trieste was created . > > Zone A (city of Trieste) was administered by Anglo-American forces > > and Zone B by the Yugoslavs. > > > > In 1954, the Free Territory of Trieste was abolished. > > Zone B was given to former Yugoslavia and Zone A was given to Italy. > >