Gakova
Gakowa..............Gakova.........................G'adar..................Gáddoról.
Old Banat Region was part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. This is where my relatives of the Weigand(t) family are from. The town of Gakova is in Yugoslavia. It is in the north-western part of Vojvodina (Serbia) just north of Sombor, (link for Yugoslavia Map) which puts it very close to the Hungarian border. Joseph Weigandt's passport lists Yugoslavia after World War One. In the Old Banat Map Gakova is just north of Zombor, above the B for BANAT in the map. (this info was corrected as of May, 2001. I had incorrect information about the location before)
I have a Postcard and images from Gakova/Gáddoról. Postcard, Pictures.
Maps at the University of Texas
Tibor Cseres: Serbian Vendetta in Bacska This site details the plight of the German and Hungarians after the fall of Germany in 1944. (World War II. )
Batschka Village List. Gakova
Gakowa
Village Names:
German: Gakowa, Graumarkt
Official: Gakovo
Hungarian: Gádar Gádor
Spelling and/or dialect variants: Gakova, Kakat, Kakath
Location:
Country: Yugoslavia
near Sombor
Postal-Code:
Railroad station:
Population:
1931: 2,690 (2,522)
1900: 2,620 (2,571)
1791: 1,492
Genealogical Records:
Village name in FHL records: Gakova
Church records available at FHL: 1826 - 1895
FHL Microfilm Nr.: 638125 - 638127
FHL Census Microfilm: Gakova in 1828: 622964
Miscellaneous:
Bibliography
Earliest Appearance in History: 1280
Earliest German Settlement: 1764
Churches: Roman Catholic/Kalocsa diocese
District: 4 - Zombor
Gakowa was the location of a prisoner camp for Germans held by Partisans during World War II.
Visit the page of Katherine Flotz for a description of everyday life in Gakowa
http://www.psychologie.uni-bonn.de/Sonstige/theater/heimat.htm
