In Bohemia = Boehmen GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L@rootsweb.com re: FAQ.boehmen (Bohemia) From: Adalbert Goertz, Waynesboro PA Please, send any correction and suggestions to be404@yfn.ysu.edu ------------------------------ Contents: Q1: Where is Boehmen (Bohemia)? Q2: What was Boehmen's recent history? Q3: What were the administrative areas of Boehmen (Bohemia)? Q4: Is there a listserv for Boehmen family researchers? Q5: Are there maps available for Boehmen before 1945? Q6: What book discusses hints and sources for East German searchers? Q7: Any websites of interest to Boehmen researchers? Q8: When were civil registers introduced in Bohemia? Q9: What type of land records are available? Q10: Are there links to dictionaries on the web? ================================= Q1: Where is Boehmen (Bohemia)? A1: Boehmen was an Austrian crownland. Its capital was Prag (Praha). Q2: What was Boehmen's recent history? A2: Boehmen was the base of the German kings since the middle ages. The German Kaiser in Wien (Vienna) also was King of Boehmen (Bohemia) until 1806, when Napoleon abolished the title of German Kaiser and dissolved the German Empire. At the close of the 30-Years-War Boehmen had an estimated population of 800,000, in 1772 it had 2.3 million, in 1800 exceeded 3 millions, in 1890 had 5.8 million. In 1890 the population was 96% Catholic, 2.2% Evangelical with more than half of the Helvetic denomination, 1% Jews. In 1891 Boehman had 4972 public elementary schools (2178 German and 2794 Czech) and 71 highschools (31 with German, 40 with Czech instruction). In 1918 the Austrian monarchy was dissolved, and Boehmen became the heartland of the new Czechoslovakia. In 1938 Germany annexed the Sudetenland from Czechoslovakia. In 1939-1945 Boehmen was declared part of a protectorate of Germany. Boehmen was cleansed of its ethnic German population in 1945. The Western powers were silent on the ethnic cleansing. Q3: What were the administrative areas of Boehmen (Bohemia)? A3: In 1890 Boehmen (Bohemia) had the following Bezirke (administrative and court districts): Prag-Stadt,Reichenberg-Stadt; Asch,Aussig,Beneschau,Bischofteinitz,Blatna,Boehmisch-Brod, Boehmisch-Leipa,Braunau,Bruex,Budweis,Caslau,Chotebor,Chrudin,Dauba, Deutsch-Brod,Eger,Falkenau,Friedland,Gabel,Gablonz,Graslitz,Hohenelbe, Hohenmauth,Horowitz,Jicin,Joachimsthal,Jungbunzlau,Kaaden,Kaplitz, Karlsbad,Karolinenthal,Klattau,Kolin,Komotau,Koeniggraetz,Koeniginhof, Koenigliche Weinberge,Kralowitz,Krumau,Kuttenberg,Landskron,Laun, Ledetsch,Leitmeritz,Leitomischl,Luditz,Melnik,Mies,Moldautein, Muehlhaus,Muenchengraetz,Neubydschow,Neuhaus,Neustadt,Pardubitz, Pilgram,Pilsen,Pisek,Plan,Podebrad,Podersan,Policka,Prachatitz, Prestitz,Pribram,Rakonitz,Raudnitz,Reichenau,Reichenberg,Rumburg, Saatz,Schlan,Schluckenau,Schuettenhofen,Selcan,Semil,Senftenberg, Smichow,Starkenbach,Strakonitz,Tabor,Tachau,Taus,Tepl,Teplitz, Tetschen,Trautenau,Turnau,Wittingau. Q4: Is there a listserv for Boehmen family researchers? A4: There is a GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L genealogy list for anyone with a genealogical interest in Boehman and Maehren (Bohemia and Moravia) Mailing address for postings is GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L@rootsweb.com To subscribe, send message to GERMAN-BOHEMIAN-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com with message subscribe Q5: Are there maps available for Boehman before 1945? A5: A Generalkarte von Mitteleuropa, 1:200,000 and a Spezialkarte der Oesterreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie,1:75,000 may be purchased from Bundesamt fuer Eich und Vermessungswesen in Wien (Vienna) (Landesaufnahme) A-1080 Wien VIII Krothenthallergasse 3, Austria. Q6: What book discusses hints and sources for East German searchers? A6: Wegweiser fuer Forschung nach Vorfahren aus den Ostdeutschen und Sudetendeutschen Gebieten sowie aus den deutschen Siedlungsraeumen in Mittel-,Ost- und Suedosteuropa (AGoFF-Wegweiser): Verlag Degener &Co, 91413 Neustadt, Germany (1991 and later) (The out-of-print English edition is being revised presently) Q7: Any websites of interest to Boehmen researchers? A7: Check the websites http://www.genealogy.com/gene/reg/rindex.htm http://w3g.med.uni-giessen.de/gene/reg/rindex.htm http://www.iarelative.com/czech/ http://www.genealogy.com/gene/reg/SUD/sudet_en.html http://www.irit.fr/SSI/~Ralph.Sobek/genealogy/FAQs/ Stiftung Martin-Opitz-Bibliothek Herne. (ehemals B|cherei des deutschen Ostens) Inhalt: \ber die Bibliothek. Die Martin-Opitz-Bibliothek.... e-mail: charly@charly.ping.de http://w3g.med.uni-giessen.de/~geneal/kp/fome/andere/mob.html Herder -Institut Marburg e.V. Gisonenweg 5 - 7, 35037 Marburg/Lahn Telephon: 06421/184-0, Telefax: 184-139 e-mail: herder@mailer.uni-marburg.de.... http://www.uni-marburg.de/herder-institut/bibliohp.html http://w3g.med.uni-giessen.de/~geneal/kp/fome/andere/herdermb.html http://www.uni-marburg.de/herder-institut/klassi.html Q8: When were civil registers introduced in Bohemia? A8: They were introduced in 1939. Q9: What type of land records are available? A9: Some land records go back to pre-1500 times and are usually deposited in the district court archives. (Any additional information on this topic is welcome including info on archives in Bohemia and websites describing the archives and their holdings) Q10: Are there links to dictionaries on the web? A10: Links to Dictionaries to Estonian, German, Hungarian, Latin, Slovak, Slovene, Russian, and others are found at: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~pedro/dictionaries.html http://www.dcs.napier.ac.uk/~st5004/dictionaries.html -- *************** Adalbert Goertz ****** ph 717-762-7378 ******** retired in Waynesboro PA (65 miles from Baltimore/Washington DC Mennonite genealogy of East and West Prussia prior to 1945. Wanted: house in Colorado/New Mexico/Arizona for us retirees