Geography & Natural Disasters
Mathias & Katherina Bartl nee Groszer & Hilda.
Family of Richard Rembala (Bartl, Kapler, Bleijer & Groszer Rembala) ~ Chris Kaip
Climate & Geography
- The Climate by Dr. Viktor Pratscher
- Climate and Bodies of Water by Josef Schramm
- Rivers of Romania
- Topography of Romania
Villages of Beschka & Feketic
- Geography of Our Homeland Community of Beschka by Peter Lang
- The Prehistory of the Region Around Beschka by Peter Lang
- Geographical History of Feketic/Feketitsch by Dr. Viktor Pratscher
Disasters & Floods
- Disasters by Stefan Schmied
- Massive Floods of Banat 2005
- Memories of Floods in Banat by Nick Tullius
Vintage Newspaper Articles & Snippets
& Various Timeline Info
as related to the Danube Swabian geographic areas
People of the River
Interview with Eve Eckert Koehler
by Linda Steiner, Journal Ethnic Reporter, Milwaukee Journal, 1981
Persecuted in aftermath of World War II, Donauschwaben carry on
Many Traditions, One Family
Interview with Karen Schmieder of Pewaukee
by Rebecca Steimle, Senior Editor, Metroparent Magazine
International Institute’s Cultural Awareness Program at Folk Fair Holiday Folk Fair International and
The Milwaukee Donauschwaben. Nov. 2, 2000.
World Ignored Postwar Persecution
Interview with Anna Naegele and daughter Rosemary Naegele
by Linda Steiner, Journal Ethnic Reporter, Milwaukee Journal, 1981
Harried Donauschwaben recall postwar terror
Timeline Bites
Transcribed exactly as it was printed in “the literary present,” (as if the events are happening now).
| 1860 | Foreign Gossip (cultivation of tobacco) |
| 1861 | A long, bitterly cold winter. The crops grew, but before they were harvested a flood came from the north (Warjasch) and drowned the fields. The whole cereal crop was destroyed. Bogarosch Timeline (need link) |
| 1863 | Heavy drought; the harvest was destroyed. Soup kitchen opens. (need link) |
| 1871 | The Famine in South Hungary |
| 1872 | Banat Completely Overrun With Water |
| 1889 | Banat in Danger of Floods |
| 1890 | Laid Waste By Flames (Kaba, Hatzfeld, Saro and other villages near Temesvar are also in flames.) |
| 1898 | Hungarian Boys’ Sand Incorporated |
| 1898 | Gendarmes Fire Upon a Mob— A serious agrarian outbreak |
| 1900 | Walnut Industry (Banat) |
| 1900 | News From The Oil Fields and The Mines, Oil in Rumanian |
| 1908 | The Banater Bees, 1908 by Mr. Ralph Benton |
| 1910 | Thousand Lives Lost in Hungarian Floods |
| 1911 | Robber Employs Men To Destroy Distillery (Temesvar) |
Last updated: 10/30/2026