About us

The Hilfskomitee der Galiziendeutschen e.V. (Assistance Committe for the Galician Germans) was founded in 1946. It is organized within the Diaconal Outreach of the EKD (Protestant Church of Germany) and recognized as a non profit organization. More about us…

Galicia

The kingdom of Galizien and Lodomerien, Crownland (province) of the Habsburg monarchy, was located north of the Carpathian mountains. Please do not confuse it with the province of Spain with the same name. More …

Genealogy, Village maps

Currently the Hilfskomitee der Galiziendeutschen e.V. has available more than 250 heritage books (of single locations) and more than 100 village maps and historical photos of the former German settlements. More …

Publications

Our newsletter “Das heilige Band” is published monthly, “Der Zeitweiser” once a year. Furthermore you will find here a list of our comprehensive literature covering a wide variety of subjects.
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News, Activities

Here you will find a summary of the events and activities during the year, on meetings and visits with and in our neighboring countries Poland and Ukraine, as well as current news.More …