| kezdi: Re: Looking for any Gemza's | Dear Shelton-Culham,
Ref. to your Posts # 2007111104 & 2007111117 on 20/11/2007.
After 1920, when Czechoslovakia was established, the two villages with new official names of Mala and Velka Frankova united for a while under the name Frankova. Their histories are very different, and understandably gets mixed up sometimes. I have the following corrections for you from the Hungarian language Wikipedia entries, which used the two most respected historical geography books "Vályi András" and "Fényes Elek".
Under the various Hungarian names of Frankovka, Also- or Kis-Frankova, Kisfrankvágása, Szepes County Hungary/ today Malá Franková, Slovak Rep., (all meaning Small or Lower Frankonia) was established in the year 1611 by forest clearing -hence the later Hungarian descriptive name "vágása"- under ownership of the Fort of Nedec(s)/ Niedzica, Poland. The first settlers came from the Polish village of Podhale, and they were farmers, shepherds and loggers. It got the name from the creek Frank in the valley, like the other, older village.
From the Hungarian National Archives, the 1715 Taxpayers names:
Joannes Czernogorszky; Thomas Cain; Andreas Zagora; Josephus Voscsek; Mathias Voscsek; Albertus Giblak; Joannes Bogács; Martinus Ljach
The much older Gross-Frankova, a.k.a. Frankova, Felso- or Nagy-Frankova, Nagyfrankvágása, Szepes County, Hungary/ today Veľká Franková, Slovak Rep., (all meaning Big or Upper Frankonia) was established in 1296 by German settlement, led by the scultet [soltesz] Michael Frank, who by historical legend gave the name first to the creek in the valley, than to the village.
The 1715 Taxpayers name:
Georgius Frankovszky; Joannes Tusko; Christophorus Zaludek; Valentinus Hovanecz; Mathias Lezniczky; Jacobus Michaló; Stephanus Ruznyak; Michael Fabian; Jacobus Petrasek; Valentinus Kupcs; Joannes Godava; Andreas Zagurszky; Simon Polak; Bartholomeus Svecz; Thomas Soltis; Simon Trembach
Hope this helps, and let me know if have any question.
With Regards, from California.
Joseph |
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