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We are intensely researching the Zellhöfer's of
Austria; all located within the District (State) of Niederoesterreich (aka
Austria Lower). Some migrated exulanten from Gresten to Bavaria 1636-1671, and others
from the kreis Zwettl to the United States in the 1800's. It
appears that during the exulanten period some migration may have gone
from Gresten to Pulkau, and some of those later on to Kleinpertholz bei
Martinsberg in Zwettl. The early information
from within Austria is rather scarce and difficult to research, so input
and further assistance would be hugely
appreciated.
A list of towns in
Austria, together with the relatives found in those towns, is
new to ZellTree as of June 2004, and hopefully will be useful to others
searching our lines. As time passes we hope to create webpages for
each of those towns.
Meanwhile this page is a beginning of maps and pictures
located. All are thumbnails - click for a large picture, and
"enjoy". |
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http://www.noe.gv.at/English/Topics-in-English.html is
an excellent data and statisics source for Niederoesterreich.
RightClick / Translate works great on this website if you have the
Google toolbar installed.
http://www.austrianmap.at/ will bring you an absolutely incredible
mapsite, done on topographies and showing even small homesteads.
Yes in der deutsch, but not too hard to navigate. |
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The Districts (States) within Austria. |
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This thumbnail will take you to some great
pictures of Gresten on another website -
the link will open in a new window.
That website is by John & Eleanor
Blankenbaker, the aka's being Blankenbuehler, Plankenbueler and
Plankenbichel, who have a very early blood connection to our tree which we
have yet to track. They have done very extensive and impressive
research on that line. |
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Map of Gresten / Gresten Land area |
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Grosspertholz 1649 (kreis Gmund) These two beautiful old pictures were forwarded
to us by Mani Hertlein of Weihenzell, Bavaria. |
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Langenschlag 1649 - have not found this town-name, but have found 2
towns Langschlag in kreis Zwettl. Don't know that is a Z-location - it's just a nice
old pic. |
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This map shows Gresten and surrounding towns, some
of which were the homes of our family.
The webpage is in German, with links to more
information and pictures on the towns shown.
http://www.kulturvernetzung.at/104.htm |
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I have found MultiMap very useful in finding our
towns of old. This link will take you there to a map of that area of
Niederoesterreich from which a number of Zellhöfer's emigrated in the days
of yore. The town of Gresten is not visible at this scale, but is
located left-center. Within the map area are several other small
towns from which the family lived, and where some live yet today.
The link will open in a new window. |
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A Gresten farm picture found at confluence.org.
There are several places (farms?) by Gresten from
which Zellhoefer's were known, named Steigerhof,
Holzapfel, Unteramt and more - even a place called Zellhof, which MUST be
a root place, but we've not been able to find that tie. |
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Pictures are hard to find, but this is a view of
Bad Grosspertholz.... |
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and a church in Bad Grosspertholz |
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Kaltenbachteich, Kleinpertholz |
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The Hans Bauer vineyard in Pulkau, winter scene |
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and the winery, called keller. I wonder if
his wine is good?! |
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Overlooking Zwettl |
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Zwettl, I have no idea what this is - the poster
didn't say! |
