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Whether you are an armchair traveler, or are planning a trip to the border towns of Bayerisch Eisenstein and Markt Eisenstein (Železná Ruda), you may be interested in checking out:
Outdoor Museums in the Bavarian-Bohemian Borderland
The
above image was part of a large mural of Markt Eisenstein and the
surrounding forest. The photo was contributed by S. Bornbach who
stated that the mural was painted on a wall in an upstairs room of an
old building in Blenker, WI. It was painted around 1900 by a Catholic
priest who had come to northern Wisconsin from Markt Eisenstein. The
building has since been demolished. The mural is no more.
Woodcutters, Bohemian Forest
c. 1890
A webpage dedicated to the
nineteenth-century German-Bohemian villagers who
emigrated from Markt Eisenstein to northern Wisconsin
A List of Nineteenth-Century Emigrants
from Markt Eisenstein, Bohemia to Northern Wisconsin
(Please contact me if there are any additions or corrections to be made to this list.)
Markt
Eisenstein, Bohemia (now Železná Ruda, Czech Republic) is set in a
pretty valley in the Bohemian Woods at the edge of the Šumava
National Park. This is located in the southwestern Bohemian region
of the Czech Republic on the German/Czech border. Originally, this was
the border between Bavaria and Bohemia.
In the late seventeenth century, German families were settled in this area by the Bavarians in order to deter incursions from the Bohemians. In the second half of the nineteenth century, Central Europe experienced significant political instability and deteriorating economic conditions. More than one hundred and seventy-five individuals emigrated from the village of Markt Eisenstein and the surrounding area to northern Wisconsin in the last quarter of the nineteenth century. Many of these were descendants of the first ethnic Germans to settle in Markt Eisenstein in the late 1600s.
Eisenstrass (now known as Hojsova Straz) was a small village located about 8 km. north of the town of Zelezna Ruda, in the Šumava forest. A number of emigrants from this community also settled in northern Wisconsin in the late 19th century.
In the late seventeenth century, German families were settled in this area by the Bavarians in order to deter incursions from the Bohemians. In the second half of the nineteenth century, Central Europe experienced significant political instability and deteriorating economic conditions. More than one hundred and seventy-five individuals emigrated from the village of Markt Eisenstein and the surrounding area to northern Wisconsin in the last quarter of the nineteenth century. Many of these were descendants of the first ethnic Germans to settle in Markt Eisenstein in the late 1600s.
Eisenstrass (now known as Hojsova Straz) was a small village located about 8 km. north of the town of Zelezna Ruda, in the Šumava forest. A number of emigrants from this community also settled in northern Wisconsin in the late 19th century.
History of the town of
Markt Eisenstein, Bohemia
(now Železná Ruda, Czech Republic)
(now Železná Ruda, Czech Republic)
Markt Eisenstein, Historic Bavarian-Bohemian
Border Village
Following the Glass Road to the Eisenstein Villages
The Maria Hilf Church in Markt Eisenstein, Bohemia
Bayerisch Eisenstein's Historic Train Station
Totenbretter (Death Boards) -- An Old Tradition in the Bavarian-Bohemian Borderlands
Aschenbrenner Family Expelled from the Sudetenland after WWII
Family in America: A Beacon of Hope
Click here to learn more about the Sudeten Germans. (Also known as German Bohemians)
Following the Glass Road to the Eisenstein Villages
The Maria Hilf Church in Markt Eisenstein, Bohemia
Bayerisch Eisenstein's Historic Train Station
Totenbretter (Death Boards) -- An Old Tradition in the Bavarian-Bohemian Borderlands
Aschenbrenner Family Expelled from the Sudetenland after WWII
Family in America: A Beacon of Hope
Click here to learn more about the Sudeten Germans. (Also known as German Bohemians)
Resources for research on those who came from Markt Eisenstein, Bohemia
Church Records of Markt Eisenstein, Bohemia
Church records (baptisms, marriages and deaths) are available for Markt Eisenstein and the nearby villages of Bayerisch Eisenstein, Dorf Eisenstein, Pancir, and Deffrnick from 1694-1810 and are found in the following book: Häupler, Hans-Joachim. Die Personenstandsmatrikel Des Catholishen Pharramtes Markt Eisenstein 1694-1810, (Parish Records for the Catholic Church of Markt Eisenstein 1694-1810) Sauerlach, Oktober, 1990. Häupler typed the church records into an easy-to-read format; one doesn't have to try to decipher German script. The book is available at FamilySearch.org.
Church records (baptisms, marriages and deaths) are available for Markt Eisenstein and the nearby villages of Bayerisch Eisenstein, Dorf Eisenstein, Pancir, and Deffrnick from 1694-1810 and are found in the following book: Häupler, Hans-Joachim. Die Personenstandsmatrikel Des Catholishen Pharramtes Markt Eisenstein 1694-1810, (Parish Records for the Catholic Church of Markt Eisenstein 1694-1810) Sauerlach, Oktober, 1990. Häupler typed the church records into an easy-to-read format; one doesn't have to try to decipher German script. The book is available at FamilySearch.org.
Eisensteiners who settled in the Wisconsin Northwoods
Georg and Monika
(Bredl) Aschenbrener: Check
here for their stories and the stories of their ancestors and their
descendants, plus the origins of the Aschenbrenner surname.
The Böhmisch Eisensteiners, Part I: An Introduction to the German-Bohemian Eisensteiners
and Part II: The Hilgart Families in the Böhmisch Eisenstein. These stories, written by Ray Hilgart, have been published by the German-Bohemian Heritage Society in the Heimatbrief Newsletter, June 2007 and the Heimatbrief Newsletter, March 2008 respectively. These newsletters are available to members of the society.
Two letters sent to family in Germany in 1885 by Ignatz Koller who settled in Milladore, Wisconsin. Contributed by Tina (Bey) Tai, great-granddaughter of Charles Linzmaier. Posted online with her permission.
Mystery couples in the photo album of Monika Bredl Aschenbrenner These photos appear to be taken between 1870 and 1900. They are most likely other family members from Markt Eisenstein, Bohemia. They may be other Eisensteiners who settled in northern Wisconsin or they may have been taken in Bohemia. Please contact me if you can identify any of the couples.
Tombstone Photos, St Killians Catholic Cemetery, Town of Milladore, Wisconsin; US GenWeb Archives Project, Wisconsin. Included are photos of the tombstones of a number of emigrants from Markt Eisenstein to Milladore in the nineteenth century.
A Scrapbook History of Laona, Wisconsin and the surrounding area
According to one descendant, many of the Eisensteiners who settled in Auburndale, Wisconsin first found work at the Connor Lumber and Land Company Mill in Laona. A bit of their history is told here.
The Böhmisch Eisensteiners, Part I: An Introduction to the German-Bohemian Eisensteiners
and Part II: The Hilgart Families in the Böhmisch Eisenstein. These stories, written by Ray Hilgart, have been published by the German-Bohemian Heritage Society in the Heimatbrief Newsletter, June 2007 and the Heimatbrief Newsletter, March 2008 respectively. These newsletters are available to members of the society.
Two letters sent to family in Germany in 1885 by Ignatz Koller who settled in Milladore, Wisconsin. Contributed by Tina (Bey) Tai, great-granddaughter of Charles Linzmaier. Posted online with her permission.
Mystery couples in the photo album of Monika Bredl Aschenbrenner These photos appear to be taken between 1870 and 1900. They are most likely other family members from Markt Eisenstein, Bohemia. They may be other Eisensteiners who settled in northern Wisconsin or they may have been taken in Bohemia. Please contact me if you can identify any of the couples.
Tombstone Photos, St Killians Catholic Cemetery, Town of Milladore, Wisconsin; US GenWeb Archives Project, Wisconsin. Included are photos of the tombstones of a number of emigrants from Markt Eisenstein to Milladore in the nineteenth century.
A Scrapbook History of Laona, Wisconsin and the surrounding area
According to one descendant, many of the Eisensteiners who settled in Auburndale, Wisconsin first found work at the Connor Lumber and Land Company Mill in Laona. A bit of their history is told here.
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