Lindenfeld (German) – Karanberek, Romania (Official)
Caras-Severin County – Western Romania
Hilda Grenzner story of Lindenfeld – From the bustling village of yesteryear, today Lindenfeld are left standing only the church and a few houses, all of which are in an advanced state of decay. However, I was surprised to find there some houses under renovation / construction. One of them I learned that she a German, whose ancestors were originally from Lindenfeld. His plan would be to open a hostel here and, over time, to revive the former village of pemi through tourism.
“German settlers coming from Bohemia” (Published Plaiuri – )
Lindenfeld is a mountain village in Caras-Severin, founded by pemi (German settlers coming from Bohemia), today left. Difficult living conditions, harsh winters and very difficult doorways led to a gradual depopulation of the settlement, the last inhabitant was recorded nearly two decades ago. Paradoxically, Lindenfeld continues to exist and has officially ZIP code. Like an open-air museum, ruins of the former village of pemi are visited annually, especially in summer, a considerable number of tourists. (Published Plaiuri – )
Lindenfeld population of ethnic Germans was exclusively and never has been a mixed marriage. Maria Wasselak, a former native, remembered that t maintenance lacked opportunities for the future, teach a class I-IV simultaneously led by one teacher who had the task of teaching the children Romanian, work difficult because at home they spoke only German, Romanian parents knowing.
The village could be reached only on foot or by horse-drawn carriage on a road undeveloped. Men and women were working in forestry (reînsămânţatul cutting and forest trees). These works were done almost exclusively winter, summer is busy with work on the fields (allotments) own. The money earned is sufficient for essentials.
Some young men have sought jobs in Caransebeş. Due to the lack of the access, transport was difficult: a bus travel up the hill (Unternberg, so called people place on forest road Poiana-Lindenfeld). From there, the workers have to climb the steep slope, the trail untouched for 30-45 minutes to the village.
In 1975, the “field with lime” (translation Lindenfeld name) lived 178 pemi Germans. Afterwards, the village was completely depopulated, especially after 1990, when most emigrated to Germany. Last pem, Schwirzenbeck old Paul did not want to leave the village and lived alone in Lindenfeld until 1998. He died in the autumn, in Caransebeş, at age 83, was injured by a car.
Last updated: 06/30/2025