Banatsko Veliko Selo

Banatsko Veliko Selo

North Banat District – Vojvodina (the Serbian Banat)

Comprised of three villages: Sankt Hubert – Charleville – Seultour

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Seultour Village Coordinator: John Busch (died 2018 ;-(

Village of North Banat District Vojvodina Northeast Serbia

Catholic Church name: *

Banatsko Veliko Selo, Yugoslavia (Official) “name means “the big village in Banat”  A village in the Kikinda municipality, in the North Banat District of the Republic of Serbia. It is situated in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina.

Following Ottoman rule, there were no proper settlements in the present location of the village. Following an order by the Empress Maria Theresa of Austria on November 25, 1763, the right to settle this area was given exclusively to Roman Catholics. In 1770 and 1771, this area was settled by French settlers from the Lorraine region and by southwestern German settlers, the southwestern German settlers later becoming known as the Banat Swabians. They founded three villages—Sankt Hubert, Charleville and Seultour. In the course of the late 18th century, these settlements changed hands several times. Over time, the French settlers were assimilated into the German population. After World War II, the Germans fled to Germany and Serb families from Bosnia came to the settlements. One larger village named Veliko Selo was formed out of the three existing German villages. In 1948, its name was changed to Banatsko Veliko Selo. The names of the former German villages are today used as names for districts within the larger village.

Seultour, St. Hubert, Charleville: Familienbuch der Katholischen Pfarragemeinde  (ohne Heufeld and Mastort) in Banat, 1770-1835/1854 von Josef Kuhn.

Lookups Guide: Tom Schneider – Ortsippenbuch (Banatsko Veliko Selo) by Nikolaus Hess was published in 1927. Book contains list of early settlers & towns of origin. Note: There was a second book that carried the history through to post WWII times by Michael Gross published in 1981. It actually contains the entire book by Hess within it.

Lookups Guide: William Knuttel – St. Hubert, Charleville, Seultour Lookups: Familienbuch der katholischen Pfarrgemeinde im Banat St. Hubert, Charleville und Soltur 1770-1835/1854 von Josef Kuhn. Kirchenbuch, 1771-1854.  (LDS microfilmed church records: FHL INTL films 858403, 858404) CDs of church records (Births: 1772-1835, 1854-1869, 1895-1930; Marriages: 1771-1854, 1895-1905; Deaths: 1771-1870)

Articles of interest to Banaters, and all those who have roots from the Lorrain area. A focus on Saint-Hubert, Charleville and Seultour. [12 Oct 2010], Translated into English.

Part 1: Villages Lorrains En Roumanie by André Rosambert

L’Illustration (French Magazine), 01 April 1933 – Issue N. 4700

Part 2: Villages Lorrains En Roumanie by André Rosambert
L’Illustration (French Magazine), 24 Novembre 1934 – Issue N. 4786

Last updated: 05/08/2025