CROATIA-L Archives

From: Frank Kurchina <>
Subject: [CROATIA-L] Kula, Jugoslavija
Date: Fri, 09 Mar 2001 22:10:34 -0700

Before WW I, the Austro-Hungarian Empire stretched from Austria
to Montenegro in the Balkans.

Following the First World War, new borders for Austro-Hungarian Monarchy
were set by the Treaties of Saint Germain-en-Laye (September 10, 1919)
and Trianon (June 4, 1920).

As a result, the Austro-Hungarian Empire was utterly transformed into
smaller territories and new countries.

Hungary became an entirely separate nation, but lost large portions of
its territories as well, retaining only core Hungarian-speaking areas.
Retained were West and Central Hungary plus a small western portion of
the Banat, the northern portion of the Batschka, the Central
Hungarian Highlands, and the northern portion of Swabian Turkey.

A new country of Yugoslavia was also formed including the former
Austro-Hungarian lands of the southern portion of the Banat, the
southern portion of the Batschka, Bosnia-Hercegovina, the southern
portion of the duchy of Carinthia (Slovenia), most of the of duchy
of Carniola, Croatia-Slavonia, the kingdom of Dalmatia, the southern
portion of Swabian Turkey, the southern portion of duchy of Styria,
and Syrmia.

The Kingdom of Serbs,Croats and Slovenes was established on
Dec. 1, 1918 and renamed Yugoslavia on October 4, 1929.
It existed as such until 1941 and as a Communist state (Federal
Republic of Yugoslavia) from 1945 to 1991.
The six republics that formed the former Yugoslavia were : Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Slovenia, and Serbia.

Prior to 1920, naturalization papers may have listed Austria, Hungary,
Austro-Hungary, or some similar designation as an emigrant's country of
origin if the territory was located somewhere between Austria and
Romania.

In 1920 U.S. Census first reflected the political changes that had
occurred in Europe after 1918.

Kula is located 96 miles ESE of Zagreb and 11 miles from Slavonska
Poz^ega
in Poz^es^ko-slavonska z^upanija (county)

What was gGM's surname ?

This thread:

• [CROATIA-L] Kula, Jugoslavija by Frank Kurchina <>