Comments on: Königsau: Galicia’s Pentagon-Shaped German Colony

By: Tara Reichert

Tara Reichert — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 11:27:35 +0000

(49.3803889, 23.7814569)

I found the coordinates based on an old map I have.

By: Tara Reichert

Tara Reichert — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 11:20:14 +0000

We are descendants from Stanislau Reichert, plot 25

By: Joseph Myers

Joseph Myers — Mon, 29 May 2023 16:07:17 +0000

I am very happy to have found this reference. Helped me overcome a brick wall in my ancestry research. Peter Hertzer (Piotr Hercer) was my 2GGF who immigrated to western Pennsylvania. He listed Königsau Galicia on his immigration docs. Also listed Johann as his father. He traveled in 1910 to the US with his sister Dora to unite with his brother Bernard, who both settled in and near Philadelphia. I was happy to see the Herzer surname in the resident listings. With some of these same first names.

By: Józef

Józef — Sun, 12 Feb 2023 09:13:14 +0000

Witam! Moi przodkowie też stąd pochodzili. Mieszkali w Konigsau od początku, gdyż pierwszy zapis jest z 1785 roku o niejakim Henricusie Wenne. Nazwisko to zapisywano różnie – Wenne, Wehn, Wehne. Niestety, pomimo wnikliwych badań, nie udało mi się ustalić skąd przybyli.
Pozdrawiam i gratuluję doskonałego artykułu.
Józef

By: Katarzyna Wojak

Katarzyna Wojak — Fri, 06 May 2022 08:47:29 +0000

In reply to Stefan Kobylecki. Witam . Moja rodzina pochodzi też z tej miejscowości . Chcialbym nawiązać kontakt Pozdrawiam Katarzyna Wojak z domu Pernicka -

By: Areta

Areta — Tue, 19 Oct 2021 17:33:36 +0000

In reply to Johanna Parker. Very interesting to hear from a descendant of the original settlers. Thank you for sharing.

By: Johanna Parker

Johanna Parker — Fri, 15 Oct 2021 14:58:42 +0000

My father and his family, parents , brothers, sisters, lived at number 58. Their ancestors were part of the original settlement. Their surname was Neuheimer. 4 of the brothers and one sister emigrated to Canada with their families. Some people spelled the name: Neyheimer. Other family members emigrated to the USA and their name was misspelled to read Neiheimer.
On family gathering occasions my father and his brothers mentioned many of the family names shown on the village map.
Thank you for the wonderful article Areta.
– Johanna

By: IAC #3 — If not an extended vacation, then what is it? – NOT MAD YET

IAC #3 — If not an extended vacation, then what is it? – NOT MAD YET — Tue, 05 Oct 2021 12:50:25 +0000

[…] could account for that. An Austrian engineer by the name Burgaller is credited for the shape [4, 5], but i couldn’t find anything about this person, and the why will remain a mystery […]

By: Stefan Kobylecki

Stefan Kobylecki — Mon, 21 Jun 2021 17:00:37 +0000

in my family tree i have loads of people who lived here and married people from here, i am amazed to find this information on this site , does any one else have any family connections here? if you have leave a post we may be related

By: Areta

Areta — Sat, 19 Jun 2021 11:55:02 +0000

In reply to Tara Plum. Wow, very interesting. Thanks for letting me know :-)