Moritzfeld (German) – Móriczföld (Hungarian) – Măureni, Romania (Official)
Caras-Severin County – Western Romania
A commune in Caraș-Severin County, western Romania.
It is composed of two villages, Măureni and Șoșdea (Sósd).
Village was founded in 1783-84 during the 3rd colonization period of Banat under King Joseph II. The Roman Catholic Church was raised in 1785-86 in honor of Saint Martinum Martyr Bishop and endowed by the Exc. Cameram Reg. Hung. In 1785 the church burned and was rebuilt. The Catholic church records began recording in 1786.
Moritzfeld Heimatbuch by Dr. Anton Peter Petri–published in 1986.
History of the Moritzfeld Village 1786-1936, Editor Ernst Friedrich, Publisher Moritzfeld, Community, 2002, 65 pages.
Familienbuch der katholischen Pfarrgemeinde Moritzfeld im Banat und ihrer Filialen, 1786-1990; Anton Neff; Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Veröffentlichung Banater Familienbücher, Publisher: St. Georgen : Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Veröffentlichung Banater Familienbücher – AVBF, 2016
Banater Schwabe aus Moritzfeld 1920-2006 (video): Banat Swabian and native Moritzfeld tells a little about his youth, his school days and his father’s farm in Moritzfeld. He lived in northern Germany from 1946 and died near Hamburg in 2006. (In German)
“Sankt Ulrich“
Last updated: 07/05/2025