Data recorded is typical for record books of this time and includes the individual's name and birth details; parent details; place of residence; for births information on the circumcision; for marriages information on the ceremony; for deaths circumstances of death and details on the burial. The 1871 and 1904 jubilees held at Putna Monastery, near the tomb of tefan cel Mare, have constituted tremendous moments for Romanian national identity in Bukovina. Teodor birth record - March 3, 1881. The area around the city of Chernivtsi/Czernowitz in Bukovina, now in Ukraine, included many Jewish communities linked by history, commerce, and family. [13] When the conflict between the Soviets and Nazi Germany broke out, and the Soviet troops began moving out of Bukovina, the Ukrainian locals attempted to established their own government, but they were not able to stop the advancing Romanian army. [36] In part this was due to attempts to switch to Romanian as the primary language of university instruction, but chiefly to the fact that the university was one of only five in Romania, and was considered prestigious. [33][34] The council was quickly summoned by the Romanians upon their occupation of Bukovina. At the same time, Ukrainian enrollment at the Cernui University fell from 239 out of 1671, in 1914, to 155 out of 3,247, in 1933, while simultaneously Romanian enrollment there increased several times to 2,117 out of 3,247. After passing to Hungary in the 14th century, the Hungarian king appointed Drago as his deputy and facilitated the migration of Romanians from Maramure and Transylvania into Bukovina. The Red Army occupied Cernui and Storojine counties, as well as parts of Rdui and Dorohoi counties (the latter belonged to inutul Suceava, but not to Bukovina). The official German name of the province under Austrian rule (17751918), die Bukowina, was derived from the Polish form Bukowina, which in turn was derived from the common Slavic form of buk, meaning beech tree (compare Ukrainian [buk]; German Buche; Hungarian bkkfa). Bukovina suffered great losses during the war. An analysis of a record sample below shows the following transitions in script. Meanwhile, always according to Nistor, about 8,000 (10%) were Ruthenians, and 3,000 (4%) other ethnic groups. On September 11, 1997 the Society received a determination from the Internal Revenue Service that it is a tax exempt organization under section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Then, it became part of Moldavia in the 14th century. The headings and entries are in Hungarian and the information was, in general, entered chronologically, with a few exceptions. However, by 1914 Bukovina managed to get "the best Ukrainian schools and cultural-educational institutions of all the regions of Ukraine. 1775-1867, 1868-1918, Austrian Empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Banat, Birth records, Timioara, Tags: 1775-1867, 1868-1918, 1919-1945, 1946-present, Austrian Empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Birth records, Cluj, Death records, Gherla, Interwar Romania, Marriage records, Pre 1775, Transylvania, Turda, Tags: The records from these areas have different formats and scripts. Also, Bukovinian regionalism continued under the new brand. Casualties. This book records births that took place in the town of Timioara from 1870 to 1895, primarily in the Fabric/Fabrik/Gyrvros quarter. The most frequently mentioned villages are Rzbuneni (Hung: Szinye), Tui (Hung: Tothfalu, Ttfalu), Nima (Hung: Nma), Batin (Hung: Bton), Cremenea (Hung: Kemnye), Bbdiu (Hung: Zprc, Zaprotz), Ocna Dejului (Hung: Dsakna), Chiuieti (Hung: Pecstszeg), Mnstirea (Hung: Szentbenedek, Buneti (Hung: Szplak), Cetan (Hung: Csatny, Csatan, Csotten), Ileanda (Hung: Nagy-Illonda), Urior (Hung: Alr), Ccu (Hung: Kack, Katzko), Glod (Hungarian Sosmez), and Slica (Hung: Szeluske). This book is an alphabetic index of names found in the birth record book for the district of Timioara from 1886-1950. Later, the region was part of Kievan Rus', and later still of the Kingdom of GaliciaVolhynia. Inhabited by many cultures and people, initially by Vlachs and subsequently by Ruthenians during the 11th century,[4] it became part of the Kievan Rus' and Pechenegs' territory in the 10th century. According to it, most of Bukovina (including Czernowitz) would form, with Transylvania, a Romanian state, while the north-western portion (Zastavna, Kozman, Waschkoutz, Wiznitz, Gura Putilei, and Seletin districts) would form with the bigger part of Galicia a Ukrainian state, both in a federation with 13 other states under the Austrian crown. Please note there are a few documents from the interwar period attached to records verifying or contesting legal names. [32] Although local Ukrainians attempted to incorporate parts of Northern Bukovina into the short-lived West Ukrainian People's Republic, this attempt was defeated by Polish and Romanian troops. This register records births for Jews from villages around Turda. This page has been viewed 13,421 times (0 via redirect). The index records only name, year of birth, and page number on which the record may be found. [35] The reasons stated were that, until its takeover by the Habsburg in 1775, Bukovina was the heart of the Principality of Moldavia, where the gropniele domneti (voivods' burial sites) are located, and dreptul de liber hotrre de sine (right of self-determination). The entries are not chronological and it is not clear when the book was started, probably in the 1880s. The lists seem to have been prepared for a census. 159,486 spoke German; 297,798 Ukrainian, 229,018 Romanian; 37,202 other languages. 4 (1886-1942). [citation needed]. Officially started in 1848, the nationalist movement gained strength in 1869, when the Ruska Besida Society was founded in Chernivtsi. The register was kept quite thoroughly with all data completed clearly in most instances. Note that the page number corresponds with the original page number, not the subsequent one given by the National Archives. The following article describes Northern Bukovina parish registers. The languages of the population closely reflect the ethnic composition, with over 90% within each of the major ethnic groups declaring their national language as the mother tongue (Ukrainian, Romanian, and Russian, respectively). 7). That did not protect them, however, from being arrested and deported for being "anti-Soviet elements". The headings and entries are in Hungarian. FEEFHS: Ukraine. Fntna Alb: O mrturie de snge (istorie, amintiri, mrturii). The index is in Romanian, indicating it was created much later than the original record book to which it refers. 92/13. This is a collection of records of birth, marriage, and death, usually in the form of register books kept by religious officials. This register records births in the Jewish community of Dej and in many of the surrounding villages. The Church in Bukovina was initially administered from Kiev. The register was kept quite thoroughly with all data completed clearly in most instances. As a result, more rights were given to Ukrainians and Romanians, with five Ukrainians (including notably Lukian Kobylytsia), two Romanians and one German elected to represent the region. Then, a process of Rumanization was carried out in the area. Name, date, gender, parents, marital status of parents, parent place of birth, midwife name, circumcision or naming ceremony details and name of witnesses or godparents are provided. In 1940-1941, tens of thousands of Romanian families from northern Bukovina were deported to Siberia. Birth June 1932 - null. The book is printed and recorded in Hungarian. [13] The Ukrainians won representation at the provincial diet as late as 1890, and fought for equality with the Romanians also in the religious sphere. ara fagilor: Almanah cultural-literar al romnilor nord-bucovineni. [13] As reported by Nistor, in 1781 the Austrian authorities had reported that Bukovina's rural population was composed mostly of immigrants, with only about 6,000 of the 23,000 recorded families being "truly Moldavian". Please note that at the time of the present survey (2016), births dating later than 1914 were not legally accessible. It was absorbed by Romania between the world wars. This book was maintained by the Dej community at least until the interwar period (stamps in Romanian). Entries are generally comprehensively completed; they record the names of the child and parents, often including mother's maiden name; the birth date and place; gender; whether the birth was legitimate; information on circumcisions; midwives; and names of witnesses (to the circumcision or name-giving) or godparents. The index is in Romanian, indicating it was created much later than the original record book to which it refers. Another Austrian official report from 1783, referring to the villages between the Dniester and the Prut, indicated Ruthenian-speaking immigrants from Poland constituting a majority, with only a quarter of the population speaking Moldavian. Unique is the index at the back of the book which includes a Hebrew alphabet index, according to first name of the father (Reb Benjamin, etc) and then a Latin alphabet index, according to the family name (Ausspitz, etc). [66][67][68], The Romanians mostly inhabit the southern part of the Chernivtsi region, having been the majority in former Hertsa Raion and forming a plurality together with Moldovans in former Hlyboka Raion. 1868-1918, 1919-1945, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Birth records, Cluj, Interwar Romania, Transylvania, Tags: Consequently, the culture of the Kievan Rus' spread in the region. The book is organized by year, that is, each page records births in the respective year. Entries are generally comprehensively completed, sometimes using elaborate calligraphy (those in German). The region was occupied by several now extinct peoples. There are a few slips of paper added to the last page with various petitions for name confirmation or change. Today, Bukovina's northern half is the Chernivtsi Oblast of Ukraine, while the southern part is Suceava County of Romania. Note that the page number corresponds with the original page number, not the subsequent one given by the National Archives. 1868-1918, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Birth records, Death records, Dej, Marriage records, Transylvania, Tags: "[4] In the 1880 census, there were 239,690 Ruthenians and Hutzuls, or roughly 41.5% of the population of the region, while Romanians were second with 190,005 people or 33%, a ratio that remained more or less the same until World War I. 1775-1867, 1868-1918, Austrian Empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Birth records, Death records, Dej, Marriage records, Transylvania, Tags: After the instauration of Soviet rule, under NKVD orders, thousands of local families were deported to Siberia during this period,[39] with 12,191 people targeted for deportation in a document dated 2 August 1940 (from all formerly Romanian regions included in the Ukrainian SSR),[39] while a December 1940 document listed 2,057 persons to be deported to Siberia. Lithuania: The JewishGen Lithuania Database The Hebrew name is provided on occasion. The book is in Hungarian but names are also written in Hebrew. To search without any keywords using only the provided locality, tag and date lists choose search type "Exact match" (under "More Options"). Entries are often incomplete and the scribe sometimes created his own headings, different from the printed ones. This book is an alphabetic index of names found in the birth record book for the town of Timioara, citadel quarter, from 1862-1885. At the end of the 19th century, the development of Ukrainian culture in Bukovina surpassed Galicia and the rest of Ukraine with a network of Ukrainian educational facilities, while Dalmatia formed an Archbishopric, later raised to the rank of Metropolitanate. Edit your search or learn more U.S., Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current Death, Burial, Cemetery & Obituaries Name Georga Bukovina the Moldavian region, vassal of the Turks) God himself set Dniester as the border" (Inter nos et Valachiam ipse Deus flumine Tyras dislimitavit). Please note that though the book is catalogued under Bdeti, it appears that many or even most of the births are from the neighboring village of Bora (Kolozsborsa in Hungarian, not to be confused with the small town of Bora in Maramure). The specific proposal was published in Aurel C. Popovici's book "Die Vereinigten Staaten von Gro-sterreich" [The United States of Greater Austria], Leipzig, 1906. In Romania, the term Northern Bukovina is sometimes synonymous with the entire Chernivtsi Oblast of Ukraine, while Southern Bukovina refers to the Suceava County of Romania (although 30% of the present-day Suceava County covers territory outside of the historical Bukovina). that the north of Bukovina remained largely, if not wholly, Ukrainian. The Northern portion was incorporated into Ukraine afterwards. The headings are in Hungarian and German; the entries are in Hungarian. It is the regional branch of the WorldGenWeb Project. "[4][12][13] Indeed, a group of scholars surrounding the Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand were planning on creating a Romanian state that would've included all of Bukovina, including Czernowitz. For some of the Romanian villages, no prior German name could be found. [citation needed]. Mother Maria Matava. No thanks. pope francis indigenous peoples. The register was kept relatively thoroughly with all data completed clearly in most instances. This is an ongoing project. A rebel army composed of Moldavian peasants took the fortified towns of Sniatyn, Kolomyia, and Halych, killing many Polish noblemen and burghers, before being halted by the Polish Royal Army in alliance with a Galician leve en masse and Prussian mercenaries while marching to Lviv. Please see also the entry for the alphabetic index of names corresponding to this book which is catalogued under Timioara-Fabric quarter, nr. The first list includes villages northeast and northwest of Dej (no entries from Dej itself); those with a larger number (circa 10 or more) of Jewish families include: Urior (Hung: Alr), Ccu (Hung: Kack, Katzko), Glod (Hungarian Sosmez), Slica (Hung: Szeluske), Ileanda (Hung: Nagy-Illonda), Cuzdrioara (Hung: Kozrvr), Reteag (Hung: Retteg), Ciceu-Giurgeti (Hung: Csicsgyrgyfalva), Negrileti (Hung: Ngerfalva), Spermezeu (Hung: Ispnmez), Iliua (Hung: Alsilosva), Chiuza (Hung: Kzpfalva). At the same time, Cernui, the third most populous town in Romania (after Bucharest and Chiinu), which had been a mere county seat for the last 20 years, became again a (regional) capital. The comments added to the birth entries all date from this time and the first deaths entered are from 1886 (no year is provided for later deaths but they are probably also from 1886). Today, the historically Ukrainian northern part is the nucleus of the Ukrainian Chernivtsi Oblast, while the southern part is part of Romania, though there are minorities of Ukrainians and Romanians in Romanian Bukovina and Ukrainian Bukovina respectively. The Austrians "managed to keep a balance between the various ethnic groups. Most of them settled in Silesia, near the towns: Bolesawiec, Dzieroniw, Gubin, Luba lski, Lwwek lski, Nowa Sl, Oawa, Prudnik, Wrocaw, Zielona Gra, aga, ary. Please note the exact location of birth is frequently not provided and the only indication of geographic origin is that given by the National Archives (there is no indication in the book itself). [13] The first periodical in the Ukrainian language, Bukovyna (published from 1885 until 1918) was published by the populists since the 1880s. This book appears to be a register of families for the Jewish community of Dej. In 1992, their descendants numbered four thousand people according to official Romanian statistics. Record sets on All Galicia Database Austrian Ministry of Interior - Certification of Vital Records (1900-1909, 1917-1918) (122) Austrian Ministry of Interior - Certification of Vital Records (1903-1918) (239) Austrian Ministry of Interior - Changes of Names (1900-1918) (879) The book is printed and recorded in Hungarian; addenda and entries from the interwar period are sometimes in Romanian. The book is printed in Hungarian and German and recorded in German. [72] Rumanization, with the closure of schools and suppression of the language, happened in all areas in present-day Romania where the Ukrainians live or lived. Data recorded is typical for record books of this time and includes the individual's name and birth details; parent details; place of residence; for births information on the circumcision; for marriages information on the ceremony; for deaths circumstances of death and details on the burial. On the other hand, they favored the migration in Bukovina of Romanians from Transylvania and Maramure, as well as Ukrainians from Galicia. The book is arranged by locality and it seems likely that the contents originally formed five separate books and the pages were combined into one book at a later point in time. It was a district in Galicia until 1849 when it became a separate Austrian Crownland. The first book in each section is in handwritten German (headings as well); the next two have headings printed in Hungarian and German and entries in German or Hungarian with subsequent notes and comments in Hungarian. By the 4th century, the Goths appeared in the region. There is a loose sheet of insurance data dated 1940 (Romanian and Hungarian). . Tags: 1868-1918, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Bukovina, School records. This register records births, marriages, and deaths for Jews in villages near the town of Dej. [12] The area was first settled by Trypillian culture tribes, in the Neolithic. . On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. 1775-1867, Austrian Empire, Birth records, Dej, Transylvania, Tags: The census only recorded social status and some ethno-religious groups (Jews, Armenians, Roma, and German colonists). Early records are in Romanian and Old Cyrillic script. [17] This event pitted the Moldavians against the oppressive rule of the Polish magnates. The entries are not made chronologically and thus it is not clear when the book was begun, probably in the 1880s or 1890s. It was incorporated into the Principality of Terebovlia in 1084. A few notes are in Hungarian but for the most part the text consists exclusively of names. According to the 1930 Romanian census, Romanians made up 44.5% of the total population of Bukovina, and Ukrainians (including Hutsuls) 29.1%. BEREZHANY GENEALOGY AND HISTORY PAGE. 1868-1918, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Birth records, Cluj, Neologue communities, Transylvania, Tags: Bukovina was a closed military district (17751786), then the largest district, Bukovina District (first known as the Czernowitz District), of the Austrian constituent Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria (17871849). This register records births for Jews living in and around Turda. 4). Online Genealogy Records These are genealogy links to Ukraine online databases and indexes that may include birth records, marriage records, death records, biographies, cemeteries, censuses, histories, immigration records, land records, military records, newspapers, obituaries, or probate records. Data recorded is typical for record books of this time and includes the individual's name and birth details, parent details, place of residence, for births information on the circumcision, for marriages information on the ceremony, for deaths circumstances of death and details on the burial. He died of the consequence of torture in 1851 in Romania. by Roman Zakhariy from Berezhany. (in Romanian), 1855 Austrian ethnic-map showing 1851 census data in lower right corner, "The Ukrainians: Engaging the 'Eastern Diaspora'". P. 35. In the 15th century, Pokuttya, the region immediately to the north, became the subject of disputes between the Principality of Moldavia and the Polish Kingdom. Some scribes recorded the Hebrew name. [31] Lukjan Kobylytsia, a The headings and entries are in Hungarian. This item contains two groups of documents bound together; both documents contain lists of Jewish families in the villages around Dej. The index is in Romanian, indicating it was created much later than the original record book to which it refers. [13][55] Official censuses in the Austrian Empire (later Austria-Hungary) did not record ethnolinguistic data until 18501851. Bukovina proper has an area of 10,442km2 (4,032sqmi). [12] Bukovina and neighboring regions became the nucleus of the Moldavian Principality, with the city of Iai as its capital from 1564 (after Baia, Siret and Suceava). The headings and entries are in Hungarian and often the Hebrew name and date is included. In the Moldo-Russian Chronicle, writes the events of year 1342, that the Hungarian king Vladislav (Ladislaus) asked the Old Romans and the New Romans to fight the Tatars, by that they will earn a sit in Maramure. Please note the Hungarian names have a variety of spellings and the entries are not at all uniform. There are also a few notes in Yiddish. Entries are entered across two pages. List of Bukovina Villages - Bukovina Society List of Bukovina Villages This table was originally prepared by Dr. Claudius von Teutul and then modified by Werner Zoglauer for the Bukovina Society of the Americas. Bukovina was part of the Austrian Empire 1775-1918. 2). In 1940, the northern half of Bukovina was annexed by the Soviet Union in violation of the MolotovRibbentrop Pact, a non-aggression pact between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union.