Guntersblum

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Historical Overview of Guntersblum:
The area of Guntersblum was settled by the 5th or 6th Century, as shown by archaeological remains (gravesites) in the area. The first written mention of Guntersblum dates from 897. From the 13th Century, Guntersblum was ruled by the House of Leinigen. Leinigen rule was brought to an end in 1798 by the French Revolution. French rule ended in 1814 after Napoleon's defeat in Russia. In 1816, Guntersblum became part of the Grand Duchy of Hessen.
Guntersblum was again occupied after both World Wars; today it is part of the German state of Rheinland-Pfalz. In 1972, it became the municipal seat of the Verbandsgemeinde (unified community) of Guntersblum. The population of Guntersblum in 2001 was 3,944.

See also History of Rheinhessen.

See also Adalbert Goertz's Rheinhessen FAQ.

Name:
Supposedly, the Burgundian king Gunther spoke of the village as a flower; hence, Guntersblum (Gunther's flower).

Churches:

	The Churches of St. Viktor
	The original Church of St. Viktor was built about 1100. In 1617/18, the nave was torn down because of structural deterioration, and rebuilding began in 1619. Because of the Thirty Years' War, construction was only completed between 1685 and 1688. In 1702, the south tower of the church collapsed. It was rebuilt in 1839-1842. (The rebuilt tower is seen with clock in the photo at left.) The Catholics and Lutherans shared one church for about a hundred years. Then, in 1844-1845, a new Catholic Church of St. Viktor was built with the help of municipal authorities. Today the two communities enjoy good relations and joint activities.
Lutheran Church		Catholic Church

Church Records:
Records of the Catholic Church at Guntersblum are available from the Family History Library on microfilm:

Katholische Kirche Guntersblum
Taufen 1706-1876 Heiraten 1714-1876 Tote 1746-1876 Konfirmationen 1767-1793	FHL INTL Film 949084 Item 1	Baptisms 1706-1876 Marriages 1714-1876 Deaths 1746-1876 Confirmations 1767-1793

Records from Guntersblum's Evangelical (Lutheran) Church are also available:

Evangelische Kirche Guntersblum
Heiraten 1651-1713 Taufen 1651-1712 Toten 1652-1713 Taufen, Toten, Heiraten 1713-1730 Konfirmationen 1729 Taufen 1730-1775 Heiraten 1730-1782 Taufen 1745-1781 Toten 1730-1781 Konfirmationen 1731-1781	FHL INTL Film 1347457	Marriages 1651-1713 Baptisms 1651-1712 Deaths 1652-1713 Baptisms, Deaths, Marriages 1713-1730 Confirmations 1729 Baptisms 1730-1775 Marriages 1730-1782 Baptisms 1745-1781 Deaths 1730-1781 Confirmations 1731-1781
Taufen, Toten, Heiraten 1782-1799 Konfirmationen 1783-1798 Tauf-, Heirats-, Totenindex 1651-1713 Taufen, Toten, Heiraten 1798-1824 Konfirmationen 1801-1824 Taufen, Toten, Heiraten, Konf. 1825-1837 Taufen 1838-1858 Heiraten 1838-1863 Toten, Konf. 1838-1855	FHL INTL Film 1347458	Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths 1782-1799 Confirmations 1783-1798 Index of Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths 1651-1713 Baptisms, Deaths, Marriages 1798-1824 Confirmations 1801-1824 Baptisms, Deaths, Marrriages, Conf. 1825-1837 Baptisms 1838-1858 Marriages 1838-1863 Ceaths, Conf. 1838-1855
Taufen 1858-1870 Heiraten 1864-1875 Toten 1856-1875 Konfirmationen 1857-1875 Taufen 1871-1875 Taufindex 1856-1892	FHL INTL Film 1347459 Items 1-3	Baptisms 1858-1870 Marriages 1864-1875 Deaths 1856-1875 Confirmations 1857-1875 Baptisms 1871-1875 Index of Baptisms 1856-1892

The FHL also has some Austrian military records from Guntersblum. The Guntersblum records are from 1814 and 1815:

Kirchenbuch 1813-1815 �sterreich. Armee. Hauptfeldspital 27.
Haupt Feld Spital Nr. 27 zu Petershausen Tote 1813-1814 Haupt Feld Spital Nr. 27 zu Thenenbach Tote 1813-1814 Haupt Feld Spital Nr. 27 zu Paradeis Tote 1814 Haupt Feld Spital Nr. 27 zu G�ntersblum Tote 1814-1815 Haupt Feld Spital Nr. 27 zu Mainz Tote 1814-1815 Filial Spital Nr. 27 zu Oppenheim Tote 1814-1815	FHL INTL Film 949084 Item 1	Deaths of military personnel at Mainz, Hessen, Germany; G�ntersblum, Hessen, Germany; Oppenheim, Hessen, Germany; Petershausen, Bayern, Germany; Paradeis, Thenenbach.

Arms:


Arms of the village of Guntersblum		Arms of the Verbandsgemeinde of Guntersblum

Links:
Guntersblum's website is at http://www.guntersblum.de/og/index-guntersblum.html

Another website is at http://www.meinestadt.de/guntersblum/home

The website of GenWeb Rheinland-Pfalz is at https://sites.rootsweb.com/~deurhepf/

Map:
For a map showing Guntersblum and environs, click here.

For a map of the Verbandsgemeinde of Guntersblum, click here.

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