Information about Neu-Werbass,

Vojvodina, Serbia.

Here is a small map showing the area.

The town appears on the map as Verbasz. It is underlined lightly for ease on finding its' location. Belgrade, the largest city in the nation of Serbia (formerly known as Yugoslavia), is in the lower right corner of the map. Novi Sad, shown here as Neusatz, is in the middle, and Verbasz/Werbass is just northwest of Neusatz.

Much of the information about this town has been taken from the book, Werbass 1785 1975 Vrbas Verbász: zur Geschichte der Dopplegemeinde Alt- und Neuwerbaß, by the Werbasser Heimatausschuß. It was published by the Waldenbucher Druckerei in Waldenuch, Germany in 1975.

This area was settled by German immgrants to the region, who also settled in Serbia, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Rumania. In fact, some records for Werbass which are in the Hungarian language have been found in the Family History Center collections. This was because at times the area was under Hungarian administration. There was a strong German element in the area until after the Second World War, when most of them were displaced though they had been in the area for 160 years or more. Actual church records have not been found by this researcher. Some record extracts have been contributed in the form of photocopies sent by Otto Krautwurst in Schaafheim. These were given to him by Dr. Gerhard Hein, whose family was one of the Krautwurst settleers there. Also contributing a major portion of what is known now is Elizabeth Krautwurst Franck, known when she lived there as Liesel Krautwurst. In 1935 she made a wall chart of the Krautwurst descendants there, and a copy of that chart was also sent to this researcher by Otto Krautwurst in early 1996.

Pertinent information about the Krautwurst settlers, translated into English: Incoming settlers who became residents on Neu Werbaß in 1784-1786.

Krautwurts (sic), Johann House number 256, Protestant (Lutheran), shoemaker from Schaafheim, Dieburg Kreis, Hessen, died aged 64 in 1814. First wife, Margaretha maiden name Beck, second wife, Anna Maria maiden name Liller. (The first wife's name was in reality Magdalena, from Schaafheim church records).

Dr. Robert Diegelmann of Virginia has contributed a photo of himself and his family. They are descended from Philip Krautwurst, who emigrated from Neu Werbaß to Washington DC in the early 1900's. Here is the photo:

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