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A tip for fam
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ost Ana-baptist fam
ilies with Sw
iss roots are merely
1–2 hours away from
Bienenberg: From A for
Aeschlimann, Am
stutz and Augsburger, to K for Kräyenbühl (Kraybill), Kauffm
ann and Kropf to Z for Zaugg (Zook), Zehr and Zürcher (Zercher). Others – like Hershberger – even com
e from the
imm
ediate vicinity of Bienenberg!
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your tour: information, support, tour guide, and
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ill be pleased to assist you in planning your field trips and outings.
• Lectures and guided tours on subjects of fam
ily and Anabaptist history or Anabaptist theology can be arranged w
ith Dr. Hanspeter Jecker.
Resource personD
r. Hanspeter Jecker is one of the leading researchers of Anabaptist history in Europe and lecturer for church history and ethics at the Bienenberg Theological Sem
inary, as well
as president of the Swiss Soci-
ety of Anabaptist History. You can reach him
at: [email protected].
1 Basel (12 km from Bienenberg)
City: Medieval city, cathedral, first Swiss university (1460), center of book printing and humanism (Erasmus of Rotterdam), 40 museums; Anabaptists since 1525; Place of study in theology and education for many Mennonites from southern Russia. After 1840 Basel became a center of late pietism and revivalism (Basler Mission; Evangelische Predigerschule; St. Chrischona; Beuggen Castle); Mennonite World Conference assemblies in 1925 (I) and 1952 (V); first headquarters of MCC Europe, 1950 onwards
Surroundings: Anabaptist congregations between 1530 and 1700 and after 1780
Origin of the Hershberger, Tschopp/Chupp families, and others
Present-day Mennonite congregations in Basel (Holee), Muttenz (Schänzli) and Münchenstein (Bruggi)
Kraichgau (beyond Karlsruhe – 240 km+ from Bienenberg)
Place of refuge for many Anabaptists from Zürich and Bern as of 1650. Anabaptist chapels, farms etc.
Several present-day congregations: Karlsruhe-Thomashof, Heidelberg-Bammental, Hasselbach, Sinsheim, Heibronn, Möckmühl
Zürich (80 km+from Bienenberg)
City: Medieval center, cathedral, protestant reformers Ulrich Zwingli and Heinrich Bullinger. Meeting places of first Anabaptists 1525 (Grebel, Mantz, Blaurock, and others), execution sites (Limmat river)
Surroundings: Numerous Anabaptist congregations before 1700; hiding places of the Anabaptists
Origin of the Brubaker, Funck, Gochnauer, Good, Hiestand, Landis, Meili, Schnebeli families, and others
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Schleitheim (80 km from Bienenberg)
Schleitheim Confession 1527: formation of the „Swiss Brethren“. Schleitheim Museum; „Täufersteg“ (Anabaptist trail)
Bern (85 km from Bienenberg)
City: Center of the most intense persecution of Anabaptists in Switzerland. Medieval center, cathedral, city hall, prisons and execution sites; docks (starting point for deportations)
Present-day Mennonite congregation in Bern-Ostermundigen
Emmental (75 km+ from Bienenberg)
Numerous Anabaptist circles since 1530. Anabaptist meeting places, many Anabaptist farms and hiding places. Symbols for the persecution of Anabaptists: the castles of Burgdorf and Trachselwald
Origin of the Eby, Bixel, Breckbill, Burkholder, Engle, Funkhouser, Gerber, Habegger, Hershey, Longenecker, Lehman, Liechty, Lugbull, Moser, Newswander, Neukomm, Ramseyer, Röthlisberger, Scheidegger, Schrock, Shenk, Sommer, Widmer, Wissler, Zaugg/Zook, Zürcher/Zercher families, and others
Present-day Mennonite congregation in Langnau
Other places of interest: cheese dairy in Affoltern; Kambly cookie factory in Trubschachen (founded by „new Anabaptists“). Lookout points: Lüderernalp; Moosegg, Lueg, and many more
Thun – Steffisburg – Oberhofen – Oberdiessbach (100 km+ from Bienenberg)
Numerous Anabaptist circles until 1750 (many Amish!). Medieval center of Thun, castles of Thun, Spiez and Oberhofen. Residence of Jakob Amman (until 1679)
Places of origin of many Amish-Mennonite families: Amstutz, Büttschi/Peachey, Gingerich, Gyger, Kaufmann, Kräyenbühl, Kropf, Nafziger, Reusser/Risser, Ritschard, Roth, Rupp, Schlapbach/Slabough, Stutzman, Tschantz, Yoder, and others
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Berner Oberland (130 km+ from Bienenberg)
Birth place of Jakob Amman (Erlenbach)
Origin of the Rich/Rychen, Schmocker, Schlunegger families
Center for walking and hiking tours, funicular railway rides, steamboat excursions on Lake Thun, great panoramic views on the Alps; Ballenberg open-air museum near Brienz
Schwarzenburg (110 km from Bienenberg)
Numerous Anabaptist circles until 1750 (many Amish!)
Origin of the Beyeler/Beiler, Hostettler, Mast, Mischler families, and others
Jura (60 km+ from Bienenberg)
Refuge for persecuted Bernese Anabaptists since 1700. Anabaptist cavern (Souboz); Anabaptist bridge (Courtelary); Anabaptist chapels (Jeangui: includes museum!; Les Mottes; Moron; Perceux, and others), Chemin des Anabaptistes (Anabaptist trail, Sonceboz-Chasseral)
Present-day Mennonite congregations: Les Bulles / La Chaux-de-Fonds; Sonnenberg; Moron-Kleintal; Courgenay, and others
Alsace – Vosges – Region Belfort – Montbéliard (50 km+ from Bienenberg)
Place of refuge for many Anabaptists from Zürich and Bern as of 1650. Many Anabaptist chapels, cemeteries, farmsteads etc.
Several present-day Mennonite congregations: St. Louis, Altkirch-Birkenhof, Pfastatt, Montbéliard, Colmar, and others
Strasbourg (160 km from Bienenberg)
Medieval city center, cathedral, center of Anabaptism around 1530. Headquarters of Mennonite World Conference, office of MCC Europe.
Present-day Mennonite congregation
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Come and visit the Anabaptist history sites and see places of interest
related to your family history!
Make Bienenberg Hotel & Conference Center your home base for tours in Switzerland, Alsace/France, Southern Germany!
Take advantage of resources we can offer for your tour: information, support, tour guide, and more!