Felizienthal

History of the German Language Enclave in Eastern Galicia

1835 – 1939

By Siegfried Grüdl

Below is the Table of Contents of this 604 page book, translated by GGD with the permission of the author.
The entire book has been translated by GGD and is available to GGD members.

Foreword

5

Bohemia

7

German colonization of Galicia

11

Settlement Patent

19

Settlers from Bohemia

22

Galicia

30

Settlement Stories

38

German tribesmen

40

The German-Bohemian settlements

43

Emigration from Galicia

45

Emigrant Ships and passenger lists

49

Speech Island Felizienthal

52

Names occurring in Felizienthal

74

Felizienthal

80

Annaberg

99

Karlsdorf

109

Smorze

123

Tucholka

138

Klimiec

145

Skole

153

Construction of the parish church Felizienthal

155

Church relations

157

Felizienthaler Pastor

162

Mayor

164

Egerländers in Galicia

166

Banknotes from Galicia

167

German Schulnot

169

For school and home

171

Special features of the landscape organization

172

War in Galicia

179

Feldpostbrief

190

Ukrainians Ruthenians

191

Jewish citizens

193

Market day in Smorze

201

Letter to Father

204

Schmidt Rössler ancestors

205

Experiences and stories

207

Our Family History

210

Silent Night, Holy Night

212

Childhood memories

215

Travel back in time

217

My cradle stood in the East

226

Holy Mother Anna

238

Childhood in Karlsdorf

239

Tombs in Galicia

245

This is my life running from my childhood

250

A travel experience

252

Customs, Manners and Family Events

255

House name

265

Wedding Customs in Karlsdorf

268

Felizienthaler Bethlehem Play

270

Galician and Ukrainian dishes

280

The sacred letter

286

Tell the Germans

292

Songs from Galicia

308

Strange Country Galicia

323

The 2nd World War begins

325

The resettlement 1939/1940

330

Settlement data 1940

350

History of our family Kraus

358

The time in Upper Silesia 1940-1945

363

Partisans

367

Killed and missing in both World Wars

368

Unexpected encounter

375

The fate of Felizienthaler Church

377

Fundraising

380

Travelogue 2009

382

Church Felizienthal

385

Chronology East Galizien

388

Maps

393

Documents and certificates

404

Civil status documents

441

Photos

503

Home meeting

600

Correspondence with research centers and archives

601

Sources

602

Space for notes

604