{"id":4008,"date":"2025-07-29T19:40:41","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T17:40:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grossau.kastenhuber-solutions.de\/community-chronicle\/"},"modified":"2025-09-25T22:44:49","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T20:44:49","slug":"community-chronicle","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/grossau.de\/en\/community-chronicle\/","title":{"rendered":"Community chronicle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4>History &amp; Culture<\/h4><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_1  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_2  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gro\u00dfau was one of the first German settlements in Transylvania, founded in the 12th century at the invitation of King Geisa II to protect the crown. This makes Gro\u00dfau, located just 10 km west of Hermannstadt, older than many of today's major cities - even around 100 years older than Berlin. The first documentary mention dates back to 1223 under the name \"Insula Cristiana\" (\"Christian Island\"), which emphasizes its importance as a Christian place of protection in a turbulent time. Over the centuries, Gro\u00dfau went by various names before the German place name was established. The community was one of the largest and most important in the historic Sibiu chair.    <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"326\" data-src=\"https:\/\/grossau.kastenhuber-solutions.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MundartEcke-GedichtGrossauerKirchenburg.jpeg\" alt=\"\" title=\"DialectCorner poemGrossauerKirchenburg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/grossau.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MundartEcke-GedichtGrossauerKirchenburg.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/grossau.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/MundartEcke-GedichtGrossauerKirchenburg-300x245.jpeg 300w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" class=\"wp-image-629 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/326;\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_1 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_3  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The foundation of Gro\u00dfau certainly belongs to the first wave of German settlers who were called to Transylvania by King Geisa II to protect the crown in the years 1141 - 1161.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gro\u00dfau, like Hermannstadt, is therefore older than Berlin. While Berlin celebrated its 750th anniversary in 1987, Gro\u00dfau is around 100 years older. - It lies only 10 km west of Sibiu, the former \"Vila Hermni\", upstream on the Zibins River. That is why it also belongs to the so-called \"old country\". - Just as the legend tells of the founding of Sibiu, so it must have been with the founding of Gro\u00dfau. The leaders, barefoot and bareheaded, placed a clod of earth on their heads and swore allegiance to the king and the clod by the sword stuck in the ground.     <\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span>The first documentary reference dates back to 1223, less than 100 years after the immigration but before the Mongol invasion (1241). It reads: \"Insula cristiana\", i.e. \"Christian island\" or \"Christian meadow\". However, there are also a number of other names from later decades and centuries. I will list some of them below: \"Insula\" (1359), \"Magna insula\" (1359), \"Insular Maior\" (1377). The first Hungarian name is \"Keresztenzygeth\" (1395) and the Romanian \"Cristianu\", which is documented for the first time in 1787. The German place name Grossau first appears in the tax register of the Herzmannstadt chair from 1468. In later sources we find the old Saxon name: \"Von der Hawin\" (1478), \"Von der Hawen\" (1480) or \"Von der Aw\" (1484). The letter w has the phonetic value of u. - While the Romanian name \"Cristian\" follows the oldest place name \"Insula Cristiana\" (1223), the German or Saxon dialect name \"Grossau\" or \"Grisa\" has kept to the later documentary entries, namely \"Insula magna\" (1359). It is perhaps worth mentioning that the first documentary record of Grossau was made in connection with the establishment of the Hattert border between Michelsberg and Grossau. The Latin document mentions a path leading to \"Insulam Cristanam\". Incidentally, Sibiu is also mentioned for the first time in the same document.          <\/span><br \/><span>The fact that special emphasis was placed on the attribute \"Christian\" (Insula Cristiana) is fully understandable at the time, as the Crusades were deliberately waged to protect the Christian West against the \"infidels\" who threatened Western culture and the Christian faith, particularly through the advance of Islam. They wanted to be a Christian island against all dangers from the East, regardless of which heathen people they came from. - Pope Urban II called for the 1st Crusade in 1095. For 200 years, the Crusades had a significant influence on and shook the Christian West. In 1217, the Hungarian King Andrew II, the father of St. Elizabeth of Thuringia, undertook a crusade to the Holy Land, in which a significant number of Saxons also took part. It was the same king who issued the Saxons with the Golden Charter.<\/span><br \/><span>The tax register of the Sibiu chair shows that Gro\u00dfau was the second largest municipality in the chair after Heltau. Nevertheless, one should not imagine the communities of that time to be very populous and full of houses. The assumption of 40 houses per parish was an exaggeration. According to a document from 1337, there was also a \"Kleinau\", in which the Catholic priest of Gro\u00dfau at the time had to look after the faithful. The document states: Henricus \"de Maiori insula et de minori. Where might this Kleinau have been located? It can be assumed that it was very close to Gro\u00dfau and that the two grew together over time, or that Kleinau was destroyed in the Turkish wars and never rebuilt.      <\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_2 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_4  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><p>Our chronicle<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_with_border et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_blurb et_pb_blurb_0  et_pb_text_align_left  et_pb_blurb_position_left et_block_module et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><span class=\"et-waypoint et_pb_animation_top et_pb_animation_top_tablet et_pb_animation_top_phone et-pb-icon\">^<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_module_header\"><span>13 century<\/span><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion et_pb_accordion_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_0  et_pb_toggle_open\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">1223<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>First mention of Gro\u00dfau (\"Insula Christana\" = Christian meadow) in a document. Settlement of the village, however, probably since the first wave of settlers under King Geisa II between 1141-1161; the founder of the village could also have been a settler leader named Christian (\"Insula Christiani\"); his sons Solomon and Herbord are mentioned in documents. (Solomon and Herbord are mentioned in 1323, so they can hardly be the sons of Christian).  <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_1  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">13th century<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>Construction of a three-aisled Romanesque basilica dedicated to St. Servatius. The following remains of this church have been preserved: a) the lower part of the bell tower - b) the remains of the two side aisles next to the tower - c) a pillar attachment inside the church.    <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_with_border et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_6  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_blurb et_pb_blurb_1  et_pb_text_align_left  et_pb_blurb_position_left et_block_module et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><span class=\"et-waypoint et_pb_animation_top et_pb_animation_top_tablet et_pb_animation_top_phone et-pb-icon\">^<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_module_header\"><span>14 Century<\/span><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_7  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion et_pb_accordion_1\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_2  et_pb_toggle_open\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">1337<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>A \"Kleinau\" is mentioned. I wonder where it was located? <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_3  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">1339<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>  The local judge of Gro\u00dfau is a member of the Seven Chairs and this proves,<br \/>, that our home town was a free royal borough.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_4  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">1349<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>For this year, there is evidence that the village belongs to the Sibiu chapter<br \/>.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_5  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">1372<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>Goblinus, the future bishop, is a priest in Gro\u00dfau.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_6  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">1383<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>The smouldering dispute between the Sibiu See and the Romanians living in the Gebrige<br \/>is ended by a peace treaty concluded in Gro\u00dfau<br \/>. The representative of Gro\u00dfau is \"Heyczmannus<br \/>Tawsintschon\". <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_7  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">1386<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>A Gro\u00dfauer, \"Oswaldus de Insula de Septemcastris\", is enrolled at the<br \/>university in Vienna.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_with_border et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_8  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_blurb et_pb_blurb_2  et_pb_text_align_left  et_pb_blurb_position_left et_block_module et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><span class=\"et-waypoint et_pb_animation_top et_pb_animation_top_tablet et_pb_animation_top_phone et-pb-icon\">^<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_module_header\"><span>15 century<\/span><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_9  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion et_pb_accordion_2\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_8  et_pb_toggle_open\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">1449<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>  The following Hattert names are mentioned in a document:<br \/>\"mons Kakasfeye alias Hanenkap\", \"fluvius Zybyn\", \"fossatum Pokolarok<br \/>alias Buzgraben\", \"mons Uyhegye alias Newberg\".<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_9  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">1468<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>Gro\u00dfau has 200 hosts this year.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_10  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">1488<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>It is established that Gro\u00dfau, with 176 landlords, is the second largest<br \/>rural community in the Sibiu chair, after Heltau \/228 landlords\/<br \/>and ahead of Stolzenburg \/167 landlords\/ and Gro\u00dfscheuern \/78 landlords\/.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_11  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">1493<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>Gro\u00dfau is burned by Turks.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_12  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">1472 - 1498<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>Conversion of the Romanesque basilica into a late Gothic, three-nave hall church; the master builder is Andreas Lapicida from Sibiu. The nave is 18.3m long and 17.5m wide, the main choir 15.5m long and 8.4m wide, the ridge heights are 28.4m and 26.3m respectively. <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_with_border et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_6  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_10  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_blurb et_pb_blurb_3  et_pb_text_align_left  et_pb_blurb_position_left et_block_module et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><span class=\"et-waypoint et_pb_animation_top et_pb_animation_top_tablet et_pb_animation_top_phone et-pb-icon\">^<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_module_header\"><span>16th century<\/span><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_11  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion et_pb_accordion_3\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_13  et_pb_toggle_open\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Around 1500<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>To protect the church, double walls were built in the shape of an irregular pentagon, with a square defense tower at each corner. Two forecourts were built to the north in front of the fortified church - the rectory was built in the first, which had one of the few surviving \"plague pulpits\" to the north. <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_14  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">1529<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>Muntenian troops of the boyar Dragan, who besieged Sibiu in September, burn Gro\u00dfau.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_15  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">1536<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>Gro\u00dfau has 101 innkeepers.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_16  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">1548<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>Definition of the borders between Gro\u00dfau and Neppendorf by the<br \/>Nationsuniversit\u00e4t. Among others, the following Hattert names are mentioned:<br \/>\"Kalckberg\", \"Probstwyz\". <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_17  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">1553<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>Devastation of the community by cholera and plague (four further epidemics between 1706 and 1755).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_18  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Before 1570  <\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>In Gro\u00dfau, there is a particular school where Simon Muntschius<br \/>is a ludimagister who is ordained in Wittenberg in 1570. The northern side choir of the church is separated off and converted into a sacristy; the \"angels' gallery\" is built above it. <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_19  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Around 1580  <\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>In the south of the castle complex, the large octagonal tower is built on older foundation walls. This tower probably also served as a chapel for a time. <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_20  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">1592<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>Under Prince Sigismund Bathori, a Diet is held in the church of Gro\u00dfau.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_21  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">1599<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>Capture of the fortified church by the Wallachian prince Michael (the Brave); gruesome murder of the priest Heintzius in the sacristy.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_with_border et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_7  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_12  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_blurb et_pb_blurb_4  et_pb_text_align_left  et_pb_blurb_position_left et_block_module et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><span class=\"et-waypoint et_pb_animation_top et_pb_animation_top_tablet et_pb_animation_top_phone et-pb-icon\">^<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_module_header\"><span>17 century<\/span><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_13  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion et_pb_accordion_4\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_22  et_pb_toggle_open\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">1612<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>Prince Gabriel Bathori states that the Romanians of Auendorf<br \/>(Gurar\u00eeului) once settled on Gro\u00dfauer Hattert with the consent of the Saxon national university<br \/>.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_23  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">1658<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>Storming of the castle by passing Tartars who had besieged Sibiu; the village is burned again.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_24  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">1690<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>A Diet is held in the fortified church, at which the Hungarian Emerich T\u00f6k\u00f6ly is proclaimed Prince of Transylvania.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_with_border et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_8  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_14  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_blurb et_pb_blurb_5  et_pb_text_align_left  et_pb_blurb_position_left et_block_module et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><span class=\"et-waypoint et_pb_animation_top et_pb_animation_top_tablet et_pb_animation_top_phone et-pb-icon\">^<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_module_header\"><span>18 century<\/span><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_15  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion et_pb_accordion_5\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_25  et_pb_toggle_open\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">1703 - 1711\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>The Kurucs extort cattle and food. As a result,<br \/>Gro\u00dfau later only had 63 innkeepers, fewer than Reu\u00dfd\u00f6rfchen. <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_26  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">1719\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>The church receives a new altar, a symbol of local Baroque art.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_27  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">1721 - 1736\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>After epidemics and the consequences of war, there are only 63 farms left in Gro\u00dfau (in 1508 there were 176 farms), 32 farms are empty.<br \/>A part of the ring wall is rebuilt, which is commemorated by a keystone (Christ's head) from the church embedded in the southern wall.<br \/>With help from Hermannstadt (Inspector Clockner), the desolate church can also be renovated.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_28  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">1735 - 1738\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>Around 160 emigrants who had to leave Austria in the course of the Counter-Reformation were settled in Gro\u00dfau.<br \/>Others came to Neppendorf, Heltau and Gro\u00dfpold. They came from the Salzkammergut, mainly from the villages of Hallstatt, Ischl, Gosau, Lauben and Goisern. <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_29  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">1752 - 1756\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>Further emigrants from the Upper Austrian \"Landl\" (country dialect) arrive in the village.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_30  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Around 1750  <\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>  The gate and access tower to the west of the castle falls victim to the Zibins floods.<br \/>A new entrance is built to the south and a castle guard's dwelling is constructed next to it.<br \/>Large sections of the second curtain wall are demolished.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_31  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">1775<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>The church receives the organ built by Johannes Hahn.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_32  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">1786<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>  Under Emperor Joseph II, the part of the Hatterts \"Cur\u0103turile\" of Gro\u00dfau<br \/>has to be ceded to Poplaca.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_33  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">1794<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>Galleries are built in the choir and their wooden walls are painted with folk art motifs.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_with_border et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_9  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_16  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_blurb et_pb_blurb_6  et_pb_text_align_left  et_pb_blurb_position_left et_block_module et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><span class=\"et-waypoint et_pb_animation_top et_pb_animation_top_tablet et_pb_animation_top_phone et-pb-icon\">^<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_module_header\"><span>19th century<\/span><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_17  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion et_pb_accordion_6\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_34  et_pb_toggle_open\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Around 1800  <\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>The vicarage is given its current main building, which faces the church and is attached to the medieval wing.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_35  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">1805<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>The earthquake-damaged church tower is raised and the four corner towers are added. The Hattert of Gro\u00dfau is described in detail in a document deposited in the tower knob. <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_36  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">1848<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>36 farms are affected by fire damage.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_37  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">1875<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>The Gro\u00dfau volunteer fire department is founded under chairman Josef Eckenreiter VI\/12 and becomes a compulsory fire department in 1881. <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_38  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">1875<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>Under the direction of Rector Kraus, 8 farmers found the men's choral society, which becomes the church choir after 1944.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_39  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">1886<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>A strong women's association is founded in terms of numbers and performance. Thanks to a generous donation of 200,000 lei from the association, a building for a childcare facility can be erected in the courtyard of the old school. <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_40  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">1887<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>The local branch of the agricultural association is founded, with 103 members in 1899.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_41  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">1891<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>Gro\u00dfau is ravaged by a major fire.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_42  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">1897<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>The railroad line towards Winz, which passes close to Gro\u00dfau, is completed.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_43  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">1898\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>A \"Protestant parish hall\" is built, today's \"old hall\", now a Romanian church.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_44  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">1899<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>At the suggestion of Pastor Konnerth, the first dairy cooperative is founded. In November of the same year, the first \"Siebenb\u00fcrger Dampfbutterei-Genossenschaft\" is founded in Gro\u00dfau. <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_with_border et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_10  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_18  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_blurb et_pb_blurb_7  et_pb_text_align_left  et_pb_blurb_position_left et_block_module et_pb_bg_layout_light\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_main_blurb_image et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode\"><span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap\"><span class=\"et-waypoint et_pb_animation_top et_pb_animation_top_tablet et_pb_animation_top_phone et-pb-icon\">^<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_blurb_container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_module_header\"><span>20th century<\/span><\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_3_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_19  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion et_pb_accordion_7\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_45  et_pb_toggle_open\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Around 1900  <\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>Gro\u00dfau gets its own doctor. The political community leadership, consisting of Protestants, provides housing and wood. <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_46  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">1907<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>Electricity is introduced in Gro\u00dfau on a trial basis. Gro\u00dfau has 2991 inhabitants. <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_47  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">1909<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>Construction of the municipal office building (\"Kanzlei\"), on which the cattle brand is affixed.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_48  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">Around 1911  <\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>Construction of the steam butchery building (\"bath\")<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_49  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">1914<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>A pharmacy is built.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_50  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">1914 - 1919\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>52 men become victims of the war.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_51  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">1916<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>The inhabitants flee from the advancing Romanian troops about 50 kilometers to T\u00f6rnen (P\u0103uca) and Enyed (Aiu<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_52  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">1921<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>The land reform is carried out, whereby 4172 yards of the 8981 yards of forest are expropriated from the 2991 inhabitants of Gro\u00dfau (2041 of whom are German).<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_53  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">1935<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>In Erlengasse (VII. Gasse), the building for a transformer is erected on the Zibinsufer. Since then there has been electric lighting in the town. <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_54  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">1937<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>The parish garden is parceled out and sold mainly to Protestant parishioners. In 1988, there are two lanes with stately houses on this area. This is the double alley XIX, called the 1st and 2nd parish garden.    <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_55  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">1940 - 1949\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>During the Second World War, 64 men were killed in action and 50 military personnel remained missing.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_56  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">1943<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>On the basis of the agreement concluded between the German Reich and the Romanian government, 4 transports of German community members go to the German army (primarily to the Waffen SS) this year. In addition to these organized transports, many - mainly young men - also volunteered for the German army. <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_57  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">January 1945  <\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>Deportation of German population to Russia - on 13.01.45, 348 parishioners are deported from Gro\u00dfau, 51 of whom die in Russia or en route. Some did not return until 1952. <\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_58  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">March\/ June 1945  <\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>  The agrarian reform results in land expropriation and expulsion from farms and land.<br \/>The German-speaking population loses its citizenship and the right to vote (ex-lex position) - 98% of agricultural assets are transferred to Romanian ownership.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_59  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">1972 - 1975\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>Extensive repairs and elimination of earthquake damage to the fortified church.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_pb_toggle et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_accordion_item et_pb_accordion_item_60  et_pb_toggle_close\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"et_pb_toggle_title\">from 1974  <\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_toggle_content clearfix\"><p>Under Ceausescu, the emigration of the German population from Transylvania begins.<br \/>Of the former 2,640 Transylvanian Saxons (1974) in Gro\u00dfau, 1,871 remained until 1989, then only around 70 by 1996 - after the so-called revolution in 1990, 1,217 alone left the town for Germany or Austria.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":"[]","_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_tec_slr_enabled":"","_tec_slr_layout":""},"class_list":["post-4008","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"ticketed":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grossau.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grossau.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grossau.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grossau.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grossau.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4008"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/grossau.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4008\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grossau.de\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}