David Bauman Photography

 

 

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I have traveled several times to Transylvania visiting relatives and my parent's homeland. My mother was born in Oberneudorf (Bistritz) and my father's parents were both from Alzen. These photographs are for the viewing pleasure of relatives, friends and anyone with family from these villages.

 


Alzen Church - Backside

Tunnel entrance to the Alzen Churchyard

Inside the Alzen Church

Turm in the Church yard. Tunnel to the Church yard is at the bottom right.
Street to the Bimblebahn (Alzen train station)
Alzen Cemetary

Inside the Alzen Church
City view of Alzen Church
Dad and Hans Friedrich at Liars Bridge

Tunnel entrance to the Alzen Church yard. Dad and Aunt Regina
Inside the Alzen Church
Hermanstadt from Liars Bridge

Hermanstadt
Hermanstadt
Saxon women in front of Church in Alzen

Oberneudorf Church
Inside the Oberneudorf Church

View of Oberneudorf from Church Tower

Shot from the Church Tower. Petersdorf Church can be seen in the distance.
Petersdorf through a telephoto lens from the Oberneudorf Church Tower
Petersdorf town square

Front view of Petersdorf Church
Inside the Petersdorf Church
View towards Oberneudorf from Petersdorf

Leschkirch
Leschkirch
On a return visit to Oberneudorf, my Mom dressed in the traditional clothes in front of the house where she was born.
Bimblebahn in Alzen
Marie Kounderth at the front door of the church in Oberneudorf

Road to graveyard - Oberneudorf