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). To search without any keywords using only the provided locality, tag and date lists choose search type "Exact match" (under "More Options"). Note that the page number corresponds with the original page number, not the subsequent one given by the National Archives. 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This register records births for Jews living in and around the village of Ndelu, in Hungarian Magyarndas. This register records births for the Neologue Jewish community of Cluj. The EastEuropeGenWeb Project is an online data repository for queries, family histories and source records, as well as being a resource center to identify other online databases and resources to assist researchers. A Constituent Assembly on 14/27 October 1918 formed an executive committee, to whom the Austrian governor of the province handed power. Likewise, nationalist sentiment spread among the Romanians. The book is printed and recorded in German until around the mid-1870s after which it is primarily in Hungarian. 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) [46] Men of military age (and sometimes above), both Ukrainians and Romanians, were conscripted into the Soviet Army. 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). [4] Bukovina is sometimes known as the 'Switzerland of the East', given its diverse ethnic mosaic and deep forested mountainous landscapes. [10][11] Another German name for the region, das Buchenland, is mostly used in poetry, and means 'beech land', or 'the land of beech trees'. The National Archive of Romania in Suceava The Roman Catholic Diocese in Iasi Bukovina Jewish Heritage Sites Please note there are a few documents from the interwar period attached to records verifying or contesting legal names. After being inhabited by ancient peoples and tribes (Trypillian, Scythians, Dacians, Getae) starting from the Paleolithic, Germanic culture and language emerged in the region in the 4th century by the time of the Goths, archeological research has also indicated that the Romans had a presence in the region. The services of Genealogy Austria include online and on-site research, transcription and translation. Death June 1932 - null. Until 22 September 1940, when inutul Suceava was abolished, the spa town Vatra Dornei served as the capital of inutul Suceava.[38]. The parish registers and transcripts are being microfilmed in the Central Historical Archive of Chernivtsi (formerly Czernowitz). The earliest birth entered took place in 1835 and the latest in 1894. [12][13] Parts of Bukovina were first conquered in 981 by Vladimir the Great. 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. It was a district in Galicia until 1849 when it became a separate Austrian Crownland. 'Familiar language spoken' was not recorded again until 1880. 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. Especially the later entries tend to be incomplete. 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. Name; date; gender; parents; marital status of parents; parent residence; midwife name; circumcision or naming ceremony details and name of witnesses or godparents are provided. 1775-1867, 1868-1918, Austrian Empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Birth records, Transylvania, Tags: The first two Ukrainian settlers arrived in Canada in 1891 followed by tens of thousands until the start of the First World War. [citation needed], The southern, or Romanian Bukovina reportedly has a significant Romanian majority (94.8%) according to Romanian sources, the largest minority group being the Romani people (1.9%) according to Romanian sources and Ukrainians, who make up 0.9% of the population (2011 census). In the beginning, Bukovina joined the fledging West Ukrainian National Republic (November 1918), but it was occupied by the Romanian army immediately thereafter.[12]. In 1783, by an Imperial Decree of Joseph II, local Eastern Orthodox Eparchy of Bukovina (with its seat in Czernowitz) was placed under spiritual jurisdiction of the Metropolitanate of Karlovci. This book is an alphabetic index of names found in the birth record book for the town of Timioara, citadel quarter, from 1862-1885. In 1940-1941, tens of thousands of Romanian families from northern Bukovina were deported to Siberia. The most frequently mentioned villages are Ileanda (Hung: Nagy-Illonda), Urior (Hung: Alr), Ccu (Hung: Kack, Katzko), Glod (Hungarian Sosmez), and Slica (Hung: Szeluske). The battle is known in Polish popular culture as "the battle when the Knights have perished". There are also a substantial number of entries that do not provide the place of birth. Graduation diploma stubs (1929-1932 . [53] H.F. Mller gives the 1840 population used for purposes of military conscription as 339,669. [12][13], After the fragmentation of Kievan Rus', Bukovina passed to the Principality of Galicia (Principality of Galicia-Volhynia) in 1124. The entries are not made chronologically and thus it is not clear when the book was begun, probably in the 1880s or 1890s. In Ukraine, the name (Bukovyna) is unofficial, but is common when referring to the Chernivtsi Oblast, as over two thirds of the oblast is the northern part of Bukovina. Petru II moved the seat of Moldova from Siret to Suceava in 1388. [9], According to the 1930 Romanian Census, Bukovina had a population of 853,009. [13], Almost the entire German population of Northern Bukovina was coerced to resettle in 19401941 to the parts of Poland then occupied by Nazi Germany, during 15 September 1940 15 November 1940, after this area was occupied by the Soviet Union. . 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. After 1908 births are recorded only sporadically. [citation needed], Concerns have been raised about the way census are handled in Romania. The book is printed in Hungarian and German and recorded in German. "[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. More than 240,000 records for Courland, Livland and Vitebsk gubernias, from a variety of sources, including: voter lists, tax records, census records, death records, newspaper articles, police and military records, Memorial Books, and Extraordinary Commission lists. 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. 1868-1918, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Birth records, Cluj, Neologue communities, Transylvania, Tags: Note also that the inventory at the National Archives does not mention the presence of marriage and birth records in this book. The register was kept relatively thoroughly with all data completed clearly in most instances. This book records births that took place in the town of Timioara from 1871 to 1886, primarily in the Iosefin/Josefstadt/Jzsefvros quarter. Nazi Germany, which was surprised by the Soviet claim to Bukovina,[citation needed] invoked the German ethnics living in the region. Help us out by taking a quick, 7-question survey. This landing page is a guide to Austrian ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, etc. All results for bukovina. The second list is dated 1855. Please note that at the time of the present survey (2016), births dating later than 1914 were not legally accessible. It was a district in Galicia until 1849 when it became a separate Austrian Crownland. According to official data from those two censuses, the Romanian population had decreased by 75,752 people, and the Jewish population by 46,632, while the Ukrainian and Russian populations increased by 135,161 and 4,322 people, respectively. This register records births for in Jewish families in villages around Cluj; Apahida and Bora (Hung: Kolozsborsa) appear frequently. The index is in Romanian, indicating it was created much later than the original record book to which it refers. The vast majority of the entries from the first set are for residents of Urior (Hung: Alr), a few other nearby villages are also mentioned. The Ukrainian Regional Committee, led by Omelian Popovych, organized a rally in Chernivtsi on November 3, 1918, demanding Bukovina's annexation to Ukraine. The new Archbishop of Czernowitz gained supreme jurisdiction over Serbian eparchies of Dalmatia and Kotor, which were also (until then) under the spiritual jurisdiction of Karlovci. In contrast to most civil record books, this one begins with deaths, then has marriages, then births. The Hebrew name is sometimes noted. The Archives of Jewish Bukovina & Transylvania Title: Reghin-Jewish: births 1886-1899 Alternative Title: Description: This register is entirely in Hungarian, with a few names written in Hebrew by certain scribes. This register records births for the Jewish community of the village of Bdeti, or Bdok in Hungarian, the name it was known by at the time of recording. Mukha returned to Galicia to re-ignite the rebellion, but was killed in 1492. Later, Slavic culture spread, and by the 10th century the region was part of Turkic, Slavic and Romance people like Pechenegs, Cumans, Ruthinians and Vlachs. [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. This page has been viewed 13,421 times (0 via redirect). Avotaynu. Please note the Hungarian names have a variety of spellings. Have it mailed to you. In all, about half of Bukovina's entire Jewish population had perished. 1 [Timioara-cetate, nr. Bukovina's autonomy was undone during Romanian occupation, the region being reduced to an ordinary Romanian province. Tags: 1868-1918, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Bukovina, School records. Please see also the entry for the original record book, which is catalogued under Timioara-citadel, nr. 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. The first list records house number, family role (ie, father, mother, etc), name and birth year. To download this article in the pdf format click here. The Bukovina Society of the Americas is a non-profit corporation registered in the State of Kansas. 1775-1867, 1868-1918, Austrian Empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Birth records, Death records, Dej, Transylvania, Tags: The register was kept relatively thoroughly with all data completed clearly in most instances. In addition, though this book is catalogued as belonging to the Iosefin/Josefstadt/Jzsefvros quarter, there is no indication within the book regarding to what community the book belonged (citadel/cetate, Iosefin, Fabric). [14] In the year 1359 Drago dismounted Moldavia and took with him many Vlachs and German colonists from Maramure to Moldavia. Name; date; gender; parents; marital status of parents; parent residence; midwife name; circumcision or naming ceremony details and name of witnesses or godparents are provided. The census only recorded social status and some ethno-religious groups (Jews, Armenians, Roma, and German colonists). On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. After 1944, the human and economic connections between the northern (Soviet) and southern (Romanian) parts of Bukovina were severed. Despite being catalogued under "Dej" there are in fact no births, marriages or deaths recorded in Dej itself. [12][13], United by Prince Oleg in the 870s, Kievan Rus' was a loose federation of speakers of East Slavic and Uralic languages from the late 9th to the mid-13th century,[15][16] under the reign of the Rurik dynasty, founded by the Varangian prince Rurik. 1775-1867, 1868-1918, Austrian Empire, Austro-Hungarian Empire, Birth records, Cluj, Death records, Marriage records, Transylvania, Tags: 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). Please note the Hungarian names have a variety of spellings and the entries are not at all uniform. The register was kept quite thoroughly with all data completed clearly in most instances. Edwrd Bukovina. This book records births that took place in and around the town of Snnicolaul Mare from 1837 to 1884 (note the National Archives has this catalogued as including births only until 1876) or in families living in Snnicolaul Mare and the region during the mid-late 19th century. Mobs attacked retreating soldiers and civilians, whereas a retreating unit massacred Jewish soldiers and civilians in the town of Dorohoi. The headings and entries are in Hungarian. One family per page is recorded and data includes the names of parents, names of children, birth dates and place. FEEFHS: Ukraine. [13] The Romanian moderates, who were led by Aurel Onciul, accepted the division. The records consist primarily of transcripts, though some originals are interfiled. During its first months of existence, inutul Suceava suffered far right (Iron Guard) uproars, to which the regional governor Gheorghe Alexianu (the future governor of the Transnistria Governorate) reacted with nationalist and anti-Semitic measures. Entries 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. [69] However, Ukrainian nationalists[citation needed] of the 1990s claimed the region had 110,000 Ukrainians. This register contains two sets of birth, marriage, and death records which were bound together into one book at some point in time (the second set was mistakenly inserted before the first set ends). This book is an alphabetic index of births in Jewish families taking place in the town of Timioara from 1830 to 1895. However, by 1914 Bukovina managed to get "the best Ukrainian schools and cultural-educational institutions of all the regions of Ukraine. In the 1950s they were collected by the National Archives and made into this overarching collection. It was absorbed by Romania between the world wars. The second list includes families in Dej itself (presumably, though this is not entirely clear) and from villages to the south and in the immediate vicinity of Dej. This book is an alphabetic index of names found in the birth record book for the town of Timioara, citadel quarter, from 1886-1942. 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. ); deaths 1861-1873, [District of] Dej (Hung: Ds, Des), Israelites: births 1845-1888; deaths 1886, Cluj (Hung: Kolozsvr), Israelites: births 1892-1897 (Orthodox), [District around] Cluj (Hung: Kolozsvr), Israelites: births 1887-1888; 1900; 1920-1922 (Orthodox), Cluj (Hung: Kolozsvr), Israelites: births 1886-1936 (Neologue), Cluj (Hung: Kolozsvr), Israelites: births 1886-1891 (Orthodox), Cluj (Hung: Kolozsvr), Israelites: births 1885-1927 (Orthodox), Cluj (Hung: Kolozsvr), Israelites: births 1885-1895 (Orthodox), Cluj (Hung: Kolozsvr), Israelites: births, marriages, deaths 1886-1895 (Neologue), Cluj (Hung: Kolozsvr), Israelites: births 1881-1885 (Status Quo Ante), Cluj (Hung: Kolozsvr), Israelites: births 1875-1885 (Orthodox), Cluj (Hung: Kolozsvr), Israelites: births, marriages, deaths 1852-1875, Dej (Hung: Ds); Ccu (Hung: Kack); Maia (Hung: Mnya); Mnstirea (Hung: Szentbenedek); Reteag (Hung: Retteg), Israelites: births, marriages, deaths 1876-1886, Bora (Hung: Kolozsborsa), Israelites: births 1880-1885, Bdeti (Hung: Bdok), Israelites: births 1850-1884, Apahida (Hung: Apahida), Israelites: births 1883-1887, Apahida (Hung: Apahida), Israelites: births 1852-1883, Aghireu (Hung: Egeres), Israelites: births, marriages, deaths 1837-1884, Collection of Parochial Registers of Civil Records, Cluj county, Israelite community, Timioara-Iosefin quarter: alphabetic index of births [sic?] This item contains two groups of documents bound together; both documents contain lists of Jewish families in the villages around Dej. [71] However, the local community claims to number 20,000, five times the number stated by Romanian authorities. Tags: Despite being catalogued under "Dej" there are in fact no births, marriages or deaths recorded in Dej itself. [12][13] And later by the 5th and 6th Century Slavic people appeared in the region. Bukovina [nb 1] is a historical region, variously described as part of either Central or Eastern Europe (or both). By late 12th century chronicle of Niketas Choniates, writes that some Vlachs seized the future Byzantine emperor, Andronikos Komnenos, when "he reached the borders of Halych" in 1164. [citation needed] In spite of this, the north of Bukovina managed to remain "solidly Ukrainian. The book is printed and recorded in Hungarian. The Northern portion was incorporated into Ukraine afterwards. Despite this influx, Romanians continued to be the largest ethnic group until 1880, when Ukrainians (Ruthenians) outnumbered the Romanians 5:4. [citation needed] However, after the 2020 administrative reform in Ukraine, all these districts were abolished, and most of the areas merged into Chernivtsi Raion, where Romanians are not in majority anymore. An analysis of a record sample below shows the following transitions in script. They later did open German schools, but no Ukrainian ones. P. 35. The book is arranged by year beginning with 1850 but the first birth recorded is in 1857. CA License # A-588676-HAZ / DIR Contractor Registration #1000009744 This registry is kept in Hungarian, with occasional notes in Romanian (made after 1918). [22], In 1843 the Ruthenian language was recognized, along with the Romanian language, as 'the language of the people and of the Church in Bukovina'.[55]. You can tell the difference because in transcripts each year begins on a new page and in the originals the transition between years occurs on the same page. Data recorded is typical for record books of this time and includes the individual's name and birth details; parent details; place of residence; occupation; for births information on the circumcision or naming ceremony; for marriages information on the ceremony; for deaths circumstances of death and details on the burial. This registry is kept in Hungarian, with occasional notes in Romanian (made after 1918). The collection is arranged alphabetically by the name of the locality, and then if applicable subdivided into subparts by religious denomination. The headings are in German and Hungarian and the pages are specific to the needs of a Jewish community (spaces for circumcision information, includes Hebrew letters for dates). [16] Bukovina gradually became part of Kievan Rus by late 10th century and Pechenegs. The headings and entries are in Hungarian. The inclusive dates refer to a transition period, as the records in one parish transitioned to the new script at different point than the records of another parish. Bukovina Genealogy Research - Bukovina Society Bukovina Genealogy Research Researching Bohemian-German Settlers in Bukovina List of Church Records in the National Archive of Romania in Suceava (Note: The records are NOT on-line.)