Molidorf (German) – Mollydorf (German) – Molydorf (German) – Mollyfálva (Hungarian) – Molifálva (Hungarian) – Molin, Serbia (Official)
Central Banat District – Vojvodina (the Serbian Banat)
The village was founded in 1833 and existed until 1961, when it was abandoned because of groundwater. Molin was located at 45°38’37N and 20°32’21E, between Aleksandrovo, Banatsko Karađorđevo, Torda, Bašaid, Banatska Topola, Toba, and Nova Crnja.
Today, the area of the former Molin village administratively belongs to the settlement of Nova Crnja.
Molidorf im Banat (1833-1924/1944) by Roswitha Egert, 2008; published by the AVBF (Arbeitsgemeinschaft zur Veröffentlichung Banater Familienbücher); CD in the making.
Lookups Guide: Scott Aaron – “Heimatbuch Molidorf im Banat” by Mathias Remsing. Molidorf Church Books: Births: 1846-1924; Marriages: 1846-1957; Deaths: 1846-1920, 1935-1983
Molidorfer Homepage http://donauschwabe.npage.de/willkommen.html & their online Molidorfer – Kirchenbuch (Records) http://donauschwabe.npage.de/kirchenbuch-molidorf-a-bis-g.html
At the end of World War II, Molin (Molidorf) was the site of a liquidation camp for ethnic Germans. The camp operated from September 1945 through April 1947. The number of internees ranged from 5,000 to 7,000. During this period, it is estimated that between 3,000 and 4,800 people died in the camp (2,012 documented by name). The most common causes of death were starvation, typhus and malaria.
Article: South Western Banat “Wholesale Murder” Molidorf
Road to deserted village of Molin (Molidorf) -Image
www.molidorf.com (Anita Pare & Mark Remsing – English)
YouTube – Pilgrimage Mass at Our Lady of Molidorf – Part 1
Molidorf Passenger Records – David Dreyer’s Banat Ship List
Last updated: 07/05/2025