Urloffen
is a small village of 4100 people located in the state of Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
In 1975, Urloffen was incorporated as part of Appenweier.
Specifically, it is located 15 kilometers (9 miles) east of the Rhine River and
Strasbourg, France. Offenburg, Germany, the seat of the Kreis (district)
Administration, lies 10 kilometers south of Urloffen. 
This area of southern
Germany is used mainly for agricultural purposes. One major agricultural product is
grapes. The surrounding hills are filled with vineyards.
A note on the sign:
Meerrettich = horseradish, a Vegetable which was planted in Urloffen for
many years. Urloffen became well known in Germany by selling this
plant in the markets.
Ort = Village (Place)
Meerrettichort = Horseradish village
A note on the Coat of Arms for Urloffen:
In 1900, the State Archives proposed three different coat of
arms for the village. The first displayed the old local village symbol.
The second was a goose, the symbol of St. Martin the local patron saint, who was
also seen on the 19th century seals of the village. The third was a tower.
The council adopted the tower, which is a symbol for the local castle mentioned
in 1150.
This purpose of this page is to bring together information about Urloffen and the people who are connected to this area of Germany. If you have ancestors that have roots in this area and would like to share your information, please contact any of the following.
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Net Users Interested in Immigrants from Urloffen, Germany |
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| Tom 0atney | Otteni | ||
| Diana Rensing | Moll, Laible | ||
| Dan Bravard | Armbruster, Appenzeller, Denninger, Eckerts, Joggerst/Jockerst, Kieffer, Krantz/Crantz, Kron/Cron, Kuntz, Martin, Moll, Schneider, Woerner/Werner | ||
| Marilyn Lynch | Kiefer, Kranz | ||
| Wanda Ridge | Kiefer, Schelli, Knösp, Bürkel, Brenner, Rheinbold | ||
| Joanne Lang Locke | Kranz, Laug/Lang, Schermann | ||
| Connie Reichart | Herbst, Burkel, Kiefer, Trautman, Wernerin. | ||
| Ruth King | Kiefer, Konig, Weis | ||
| Stephen Gruber | Jogerst / Joggerst / Jockerst / Yogerst |
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| Melek Vierheller | Dalheimmer, Vierheller | ||
| Mary Seaman | Trautman, Jokerst, Eckert | ||
| Steve Jansen | Rotti/Rotty and Langeneckert | ||
| Kathleen Sigdestad |
Schneider, Zimmerer, Knosp, Ulsaß, Kiefer,
Graus
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| Arlene Goff | Josef SCHNEIDER b. 1845 Urloffen Offenburg Baden emigrated to USA NY 1866 m. Anna NIKLAUS/NIKOLAUS/NICHOLAS b. 1848 Prussia d/o Franz NIKOLAUS and Anna UBERALL. | ||
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Links to Web Sites Related to Urloffen Germany |
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| Hamburg Museum - Stories of German Emigrants | BallinStadt historical museum - a tribute to the estimated 5.4 million emigrants that left their homeland through Hamburg for the New World. |
| Black Forest Genealogy | This site is dedicated to genealogy research in the Black Forest area of Germany. It is also dedicated to the history and the ancestors that make up this region |
| Appenweier mit den Ortsteilen Urloffen und Nesselried | A tourist page with pictures. (In German) |
| Cyndi's List - Germany/Deutchland | Links to German General Resource Sites, Maps, Libraries, Archives, Queries & Surname Lists, and much more. |
| German to English Translation | An easy-to-use site for rapid translations where you can get the "gist" of foreign language text and web pages. |
