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Grandmother Kirmse, said that Barbara (Kraus) Kirmse immigrated to the USA from Hutschdorf, Bayern [Bavaria]. This was confirmed by a letter that Norma (Kirmse) Rauh received while searching for genealogical information about Barbara Kraus. (See Chapter: Kraus – Hutschdorf Letter)
Hutschdorf
Hutschdorf is located about two kilometers northeast of Thurnau in the valley of the Friesenbach in the district of Kulmbach.
On January 1, 1972, the formerly independent municipality Hutschdorf, consisting of the main village Hutschdorf, the districts Bauloch, Buchloch, Fahrenbühl , Hammerhaus near Hutschdorf, Hammerhaus near Lanzenreuth, Hutweide, Katzenlohe , Kemeritz , Lanzenreuth , Partenfeld , Rottlersreuth and Schlotter mill incorporated into the market Thurnau.
Geography
The Hutschdorf village with a population of approximately 311 inhabitants is surrounded by fields and meadows, and to the southeast are extended forest lands.
Kirchengemeinde (Parish) Hutschdorf
The Kirchengemeinde (Parish) Hutschdorf consists of 13 villages. And, in the parish village Hutschdorf there is a parish church dedicated to John the Baptist . As may be noted in the following Google Map, the Evangelical Lutheran Pfarramt (Rectory) is in the small village of Hutschdorf.
And, just across the street to the south of the Pfarramt (Rectory) is the Hutschdorf Evangelical Lutheran Church.
Source Information
Derived from Wikipedia Hutschdorf and Homepage: www.hutschdorf.de