Ernsthausen (German) – Ernőháza (Hungarian) – Ernesthaza (Hungarian) – Banatski Despotovac, Serbia (Official)
Central Banat District – Vojvodina (the Serbian Banat)
Village in the Zrenjanin municipality
Catholic Church name: *
Ernsthausen was founded in 1822 by Danube Swabians settlers and named after an Austrian army officer Field Marshal, Lieutenant Ernest Kiss de Elemer. The settlers were exclusively Roman Catholic in faith, and in 1844 they built a large schoolhouse which was used until 1944. During the 19th and early 20th century Danube Swabians played an important role in developing the economy. Dr. Sepp Janko, chairman of the Schwäbisch-Deutschen Kulturbundes (Danube Swabian German Cultural Association) was born here in 1905. On 8 December 1888 the newly built Gothic style Roman Catholic church was opened (it was demolished in 1945).
The 1930 census showed a population of 2421 people. After 1945 all the Danube Swabians were deported and all evidence their existence was systematically destroyed or obscured by the Communist authorities.
Ernsthausen (German) www.facebook.com/ErnsthausenimWeiltal/
Ernsthausen, 1828 Land Census
1830 official Ernsthausen tax report, resident name:
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1944 Totenbuch der Donauschwaben – Ernsthausen included
Last updated: 06/28/2025