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.
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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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Mailing List Users Interested in Immigrants from Urloffen, Germany |
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Surnames Researching |
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Tom Oatney Tom's Urloffen Ancestors |
Otteni |
| Diana Rensing | Moll, Laible |
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Dan
Bravard Dan's Urloffen Ancestors |
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 |
| 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 |
| Susan McBroom | Andrew Zettwoch and Tudentia/Bodentia Leising/Leibly/Laible |
| Brian Densmore | Baumann, Crantz, Fritsch, Hornung, Hug, Kieffer/Kiefer, Joggerst, Keller, Konig, Lambarter, Lauck, Litsch, Moll, Ramshurster, Reinbold, Saur, Schelli, Werner, Windnagel, Widemer |
If you are researching in the Urloffen area, send Email to be added to list above.
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Links to Web Sites Related to Urloffen Germany |
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| Urloffen Parish Registers |
Digital photos of over
2,100 pages of the Urloffen Parish Baptisms, Marriages, and
Death Registers starting in 1651. Many are written in Latin.
Courtesy of Brian Densmore. |
| Landesarchiv - instructions in English, digitized pictures of original documents in old German Script. | Here you can find basic information (in the original document) on several German archival collections with 1/3 of the record groups online. New online search aids are continuously being added. Materials not searchable online can also be ordered on the website. Archive materials can only be accessed in the reading rooms. The staff there will assist you with your research. |
| 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. |
