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Franz Hößler, also Franz Hössler (German: [ˈfʁants ˈhœslɐ] ⓘ; 4 February 1906 – 13 December 1945) was a Nazi German SS - Obersturmführer and Schutzhaftlagerführer at the Auschwitz-Birkenau, Dora-Mittelbau and Bergen-Belsen concentration camps during World War II.
Apr 7, 2023 · A new book draws on long-overlooked sources to chronicle how Oberstdorf’s residents navigated the rise—and dictatorship—of Adolf Hitler. Julia Boyd and Angelika Patel. April 7, 2023.
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Jurisdictional Changes
Oberdorfelden has belonged to the following independent countries or post-1871 German states:
A very good gazetteer to begin with is Meyers Gazetteer. For more information, see the entry for Oberdorfelden. Another essential online gazetteer to check is the Historic Gazetteer from Compgen. For more information, see the entry for Oberdorfelden.
Church Records
Church records for this part of the Prussian province of Hesse-Nassau are held at the Evangelical Church Archive of Kurhessen-Waldeck in Kassel, Germany. The following records have been digitized by the website Archion. Archion requires a subscription. You can learn how to use Archion by clicking here. There are noindexes to these records. More recent records may be restricted. Church records begin in 1784. 1. 1820-1830 Church records 1820-1830 at Archion – images($) 2. 1820-1830 Baptisms 182...
Civil Registration
Civil registration for Oberdorfelden began in October 1874.
Town Genealogy
For more information about compiled genealogies, see the article Germany Town Genealogies.
The German Empire consisted of 25 states, each with its own nobility, four constituent kingdoms, six grand duchies, five duchies (six before 1876), seven principalities, three free Hanseatic cities, and one imperial territory.
Findings show that the Oberstdorf area was already inhabited from the Stone Age to the Roman Empire. When the Romans had abandoned the area east of the Upper Rhine and north of the Upper Rhine in the 3rd century, various Germanic groups migrated into the area, which were later called Alemanni .
The colony of Oberdorf was officially founded in 1852 (1847 per Dietz) as a Lutheran colony by colonists resettling from Norka, Grimm, Kutter, Dönhof, Stephan, Shcherbakovka, Galka, Holstein, Dobrinka, Müller and Schwab.
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The “Silent Night Chapel” in Oberndorf. The chapel stands on the site of the former St. Nicholas Church (St. Nikola), where the Christmas carol was performed for the first time on 24 December 1818. The original chapel was destroyed during flooding in 1920 and another one built in its place.
