Brestowatz (German) – Prestovaz (Josephinische) – Aga (Hungarian) – Temes-Aga / Temesaga (Hungarian) – Temesbresztovác (Hungarian) – Bresztovac (Hungarian) – Brusturi (1924-25) (Other) – Brestovăţ, Romania (Official)
Timis County – Western Romania
See: The 3 Brestowatz Villages
Brestowatz (Aga) Familienbuch, Order from Author: Josef Michels,
Spittelberg Strasse II, 78112 St Georgen, Germany. Email: JoMichels@gmx.de
Brestowatz/Ploschitz Familienbuch, Michael & Elfreide Adelhardt. Order from: Michael Adelhardt, Veilchenstr 18, 76131 Karlsruhe, Germany.
Brestovăţ first appears in written history as Breztolcz in 1440. From 1723–25 it was known as Preztovaz. It has five villages: Brestovăţ, Coşarii, Hodoş (Hungarian: Temeshódos), Lucareţ and Teş.
Prestovaz: Das Banat in Josephinische Landesaufnahme, 1769-72
Temesbresztovác (Hungarian) http://lexikon.katolikus.hu/A/Aga.html
Brusturi, Timis County – Anuarul “Socec”al României-mari (Book, Periodical, Manuscript 1924-1925) Library of Congress
Temes-Aga / Temesaga (Hungarian) I’ve not found substantiating reference of this variant associated with Brestowatz, Timis County, Banat; reasonable to consider it was used to specify Temes.
Brusturi, mention: Beautiful little church in the thermal springs health resort “Baile Felix” near Oradea in the East of Transylvania. The church was built entirely of wood (incl. wooden nails) in 1785 in the village of Brusturi and was twice taken apart and re-built in a different location. Video by Dan Stefan. Music: Byzantine orthodox music performed by “Artis Voice Quartet”. Filmed at Easter 2008. www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_UB8I_kSE8 [DVHH Publishers Note: Oradea [A village located in SE Region of Sathmar;
German: Großwardein, Hungarian: Nagyvárad] is the capital city in the Bihor County in Romania (North of Arad County) and not Timis County, therefore either the church was moved from county to county or there was/is two places called Brusturi. This mention is purely for reading interest and perhaps someone who is very interested can conduct a further research and advise DVHH Webmaster of it’s findings. ]
Brestowatz Passenger Records – David Dreyer’s Banat Ship List
Catholic Church Name: Hl. Joseph Renoviert (Churches of the Banat)
Last updated: 08/08/2025