Nehodiv

Nehodiv
Municipality
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Nehodiv
Coordinates: 49°24′38″N 13°33′13″E / 49.41056°N 13.55361°E / 49.41056; 13.55361Coordinates: 49°24′38″N 13°33′13″E / 49.41056°N 13.55361°E / 49.41056; 13.55361
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Plzeň
District	Klatovy
Area
• Total	3.94 km2 (1.52 sq mi)
Elevation	607 m (1,991 ft)
Population  (1.1.2015)
• Total	72
• Density	18/km2 (47/sq mi)
Postal code	341 01
Website	https://www.nehodiv.cz/

Nehodiv is a village and municipality (obec) in Klatovy District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic.

The municipality covers an area of 3.94 square kilometres (1.52 sq mi), and has a population of 79 (as at 28 August 2006).

Nehodiv lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Klatovy, 40 km (25 mi) south of Plzeň, and 98 km (61 mi) south-west of Prague.

From the mid 1800s to the early 1900s, over 100 of its inhabitants have been documented as immigrating to America.

Historic parish: Myslív

History[]

Myslív's church

The first written mention of the village dates back to 1558. Its name is allegedly based on scorpions that once lived there, now represented in its flag. Its Catholic parish seat has traditionally been Myslív. Surnames of the village reaching back to the 17th century include Liska, Popule, Cihla, Ciz, and Ticha.

Population[]

Genealogy and Immigration to America[]

So far, about 118 people born in Nehodiv have been identified as immigrating to America, a high ratio given a population averaging around 300. The earliest immigrants from the village were probably the families of Vaclav Koncal and Matej Popule who arrived together in Baltimore in early 1869. They were followed by Matej Zeleny who arrived with his wife Anna Barochova from Neprochovy and 7 of their surviving children in New York en route to Baltimore. They were followed by Josefa Zelena (1835-1892) with her husband from Mysliv, Jan Rada, and children who settled in Baltimore in 1869. She was followed by Josef Klečka (1852-1926) who arrived in 1870. There he married Marie Hraničková (1851-1913) from Kvášňovice. Josef returned multiple times to visit his mother and siblings, perhaps encouraging other villagers to follow him.

Other early immigrants include Václav Končal (1843-1925) who brought his wife Marie Víšková (1844-1906) to Saint Paul, Minnesota around the same year. Never having biological children, the couple adopted Václav's brother son Václav and Marie's sister's daughter Josefa.^[6]

A significant number of the immigrants share a DNA and blood relation via children of the couple Krystof Sramek (1700-1767) and Katerina Hithova (1705-1760) from Klikarov, Vojovice, and Louzna in the 18th century.

• Katerina Sramkova (1727-1798) is the ancestor of the Kotesovec's and the Popule's.
• Dorota Sramkova (1730-1796) is the ancestor of the Protova's, Blazek's, and Vojtech Zeleny (specifically).
• Ondrej Sramek (1743-) is the great grandfather of the Poustkova sisters. Josefa Poustkova is the ancestor of the Stepan's (DNA) and Melichar's (DNA). Marie Poustkova is the ancestor of the Klecka's. Ludmila Poustkova is the ancestor of the Mares', Behensky's and Hlavac's.
• Simon Sramek (c. 1745-1813) is the ancestor of Frantisek Koncal's wife Frantiska Sramkova (from Mysliv) as well as Stipek DNA matches from other villages.

Some other immigrants also share relation through the couple Jan Franek and Dorota Sourova.

The immigrants are listed as follows (women are paired with their maiden names):

Embarkation	Arrival	Immigrants	Photos
SS Berlin Bremen	8 May 1869 Baltimore	Koncal - Vaclav (1843-1925)[7] Popule - Matej, Marie Visek - Marie (1844-1906) [wife of Vaclav Koncal]
	about 1869	Koncal - Vojtech (1852-1928)
Bark Christel Bremen	7 July 1869 New York	Zeleny - Matej (1826-), Barbora (1851-), Josef (1854-1913), Vaclav (1856-1898), Vojtech (1861-1940), Matej (1863-1917), Frantisek (1865-), Jan (1868-)
SS Baltimore Bremen	14 August 1869 Baltimore	Zeleny - Josefa (1835-1892) [with her husband from Mysliv, Jan Rada, and children][8]
Str. Hermann Bremen	13 April 1870 New York	Hulec - Antonie (1853-1929) Arrived with her father, returned to Nehodiv then returned to America with her husband and son.
Str. Baltimore Bremen	7 May 1870 Baltimore	Klecka - Josef (1852-1926)[9][10]Mixan - Josefa (1845-) His son August Klecka was the first Czech-American elected to the Baltimore City Council and was acting mayor for a time. Another son James became Chief Magistrate of the People's Court of Baltimore.[11][12]
SS Hermine Bremen	11 June 1870 Baltimore	Zeleny - Frantisek (1855-) [born illegitimate, arrived with his mother Anna from Stipoklasy]
SS Baltimore Bremen	2 July 1870 Baltimore	Stepan - Marie (1854-1887)
SS Berlin Bremen	16 November 1870 Baltimore	Hulec - Josef (1859-1888), Filomena (1860-1958), Ruzena (1862-1914), Barbora (1864-1953) Returned to Nehodiv, then went back to America.
Bark Inca Bremen	14 July 1873 Baltimore	Prazak - Josefa (1852-1932)
SS Braunschweig	August 1878 Baltimore	Prazak - Marie (1862-1891)
	bef. 1879 Baltimore	Prazak - Josef
SS Hermann Bremen	7 May 1880 Baltimore	Koncal - Petr (1845-1909) [with his wife from Myslív, Frantiska Protivova, and 4 children],[13] Marie (1873-), Frantisek (1874-1903), Frantiska (1877-1915), Anna (1979-) Petr had a history of domestic violence. He hung himself in 1909 over the suicide of Josefa Ursova a few weeks prior (the Louzna-born adoptive daughter of his brother Vaclav). He possibly told her about mental problems in her biological family. Zeleny - Jan (1864-1899) Jan was the nephew of Josefa.
SS Leipzig Bremen	30 July 1880 Baltimore	Visek - Anna (1841-1907)
SS Hermann Bremen	11 August 1881 Baltimore	Zeleny - Vojtech (1843-1921), Marie (1868-1927), Josefa (1871-1946), Anezka (1876-1974), Barbora (1878-1973) Protiva - Josefa (1845-1921) [wife of Vojtech Zeleny]
SS Salier Bremen	16 May 1882 New York	Havlik - Josef (1853-1940),[14] Marie (1882-1960)
SS Hohenzollern Bremen	19 May 1882 Baltimore	Melichar - Karolina (1863-1948) She married Josef Komin (from Dolni Zahori) in Baltimore.
SS Frisia Hamburg	10 June 1882 New York	Popule - Josef (1858-1922)
SS Hohenstaufen Bremen	27 April 1883 Baltimore	Budka - Josef (1867-1930) [might have returned to Bohemia later][15] Koncal - Frantisek (1848-1918) [with his wife from Mysliv, Frantiska Sramkova, and 5 children also from Mysliv][16]
SS Weser Bremen	6 July 1883 Baltimore	Melichar - Josefa (1867-1894)[17]She married Vojtech Duban (from Mysliv) in Baltimore. She is the younger sister of Karolina who also married Vojtech after her passing.
SS Elbe Bremen	6 May 1884 New York	Pitra - Aloisie (1880-1959), Vilhelm (1882-1955) [with their parents Matej and Hedwig]
30 October 1884 SS Hermann Bremen	15 November 1884 Baltimore	Hulec - Josefa (1852-1913) [with her husband Josef Kral of Louzna and 5 children][18] Josefa was the older sister of Antonie, Ruzena, and Barbora.
SS Rhein Bremen	13 July 1887 Baltimore	Polivka - Katerina (1852-), Marie (1873-) Populova - Terezie (1839-) Terezie was Marie's mother and Katerina was Marie's aunt. Terezie and Marie returned to Bohemia.
	c. 1888	Zeleny- Marie (1862-1934) Marie was the older sister of Jan.
SS Braunschweig Bremen	1 May 1888 Baltimore	Zeleny - Anna (1868-1933)
SS Main Bremen	21 February 1889 Baltimore	Sevcik - Vaclav (1869-1927)
SS München Bremen	18 June 1889 Baltimore	Zeleny - Jan (1828-1910) [with his wife Marie Vladarova from Mysliv], Frantisek (1870-1944)
	c. 1890	Koncal - Anna (1874-1958)
	c. 1891	Koncal - Vaclav (1872-1919)
	c. 1892	Protiva - Marie (1875-1949) Kotesovec - Marie (1869-1927), Barbora (1872-1957)
	bef. 1893 Baltimore	Malik - Josefa
SS Stuttgart Bremen	2 May 1893 Stopped at New York 4 May 1893 Baltimore	Blazek - Jan (1873-)[19] Sevcik - Frantisek (1873-1933)[20]
	c. 1893	Popule - Marie (1871-1944)
	bef 1894 Baltimore	Troch - Jan
30 August 1894 HH Meier Bremen	12 September 1894 Baltimore	Klecka - Frantisek (1873-1950) [passport record though he's not in the ship's manifest][21] The younger brother of Josef Klecka. He married Marie Slechtova of Mysliv in Baltimore.
9 April 1896 SS Willehad Bremen	23 April 1896 Baltimore	Blazek - Josefa (1878-1947)[22]
5 November 1896 SS Aachen Bremen	25 November 1896 Baltimore	Sevcik - Frantiska (1879-1952) [was living in Mysliv][23]
5 April 1898 SS Lahn Bremen	15 April 1898 New York	Kotesovec - Vaclav (1875-1928),[24] Josef (1884-1905) Vaclav and Josef were Marie's younger brothers.
	c. 1900	Hurtak - Vaclav (1882-1914)
14 June 1900 SS Rhein Bremen	27 June 1900 Baltimore	Solle - Josef (1884-1932)
22 September 1900 SS Großer Kurfürst Bremen SS Großer Kurfürst (converted to USS Aeolus)	3 October 1900 New York	Hanzlik - Vojtech (1876-) [with wife Frantiska to meet a cousin Rosicky. He previously lived in Polanka][25]
	c. 1901 New York	Hanzlik - Frantisek (1874-)
7 May 1901 S.S. Lahn Bremen	16 May 1901 Ellis Island	Popule - Josefa (1885-) Sister of Marie
	c. 1901 Baltimore	Houdek - Matej (1877-1947), Marie (1884-1962)
	c. 1902	Skala - Josef (1885-1958)
17 April 1902 SS Hannover Bremen	2 May 1902 Baltimore	Hurtak - Jan (1876-1973)[26] Kotesovec - Anna (1877-1952) Anna was the younger sister of Marie and Vaclav and the older sister of Josef.
27 September 1902 SS Main Bremen	11 October 1902 (2:36 PM) New York	Hanzlik - Josef (1872-) [with wife Marie and a married woman Helena Moutvic. He previously lived in Polanka][27]
4 December 1902 SS Weimar Bremen	21 December 1902 Baltimore	Koncal - Anna (1848-1938) [widow of Josef Picka from Mysliv, with 2 children from Milcice][28] Mares - Marie (1884-)
12 February 1903 SS Breslau Bremen SS Breslau (converted to USAT Bridgeport)	28 February 1903 Baltimore	Apolin - Marie (1878-) Houdek - Josef (1885-1962), Anezka (1886-1960) Anna (1890-1963), Vaclav (1894-1971) Ticha - Anna (1851-1923) [wife of Vaclav Houdek from Mysliv, traveled with 4 children][29]
2 June 1903 SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Große Bremen	10 June 1903 New York	Paty - Anezka (1882-1960) [to meet unknown A Havlik][30]
12 January 1904 SS Kaiser Wilhelm II Bremen	20 January 1904 New York	Protiva - Petr (1885-1973)[31] Petr was the younger brother of Marie.
6 February 1904 SS Chemnitz Bremen	24 February 1904 Baltimore	Knez - Frantisek (1885-1965)
24 April 1906 SS Kronprinz Wilhelm Bremen	2 May 1906 New York	Moutvic - Karel (1889-1961)[32]
8 May 1906 SS Kaiser Wilhelm II Bremen SS Kaiser Wilhelm II in June 1907	16 May 1906 New York	Behensky - Vaclav (1891-1925) [to meet an unidentified Anton Sevisky][33] Straka - Vojtech (1857-1913) [with his wife from Trebomyslice, Marie Jindrova, and 5 children],[34] Josef (1889-1948), Marie (1891-1977), Vojtech (1892-1953), Josefa (1895-), Silvestr (1897-1967)
5 May 1906 SS Prinzess Alice Bremen	17 May 1906 New York	Paty - Frantisek (1867-1939)[35] Frantisek was the older brother of Anezka.
30 August 1906 SS Rhein Bremen SS Rhein (converted to the USS Susquehanna)	11 September 1906 Baltimore	Hurtak - Matej (1892-1964)[36] Koncal - Matej (1885-1976)
29 August 1907 SS Rhein Bremen SS Rhein (converted to the USS Susquehanna)	12 September 1907 Baltimore	Klecka - Marie (1892-)[37]
3 October 1907 SS Chemnitz Bremen	17 October 1907 Baltimore	Solle - Marie (1887-1977)
8 February 1910 SS George Washington Bremen	18 February 1910 New York	Hlavac - Ludmila (1875-1957) [with her citizen husband Frantisek Kral from Louzna and 5 of their children][38] Mares - Filomena (1894-1960)[39] Filomena was the younger sister of Marie.
11 February 1911 SS George Washington Bremen	20 February 1911 New York	Skala - Marie (1891-1925)[40]
29 April 1913 SS Kronprinzessin Cecilie Bremen	6 May 1913 Ellis Island	Hlavac - Marie (1899-) Vizingr - Marie (1895-1962)[41]
13 December 1913 SS George Washington Bremen	22 December 1913 New York	Behensky - Josef (1898-1974)[42] Skala - Anna (1889-1946)[43] Josef was the younger brother of Vaclav. Anna was the older sister of Marie. Josef's granddaughter Rosemarie is a feminist philosopher.
7 December 1920 SS La Touraine Le Havre	17 December 1920 New York	Popule - Marie (1904-1992)[44] Marie was the niece of Marie Populova.
4 May 1947 RMS Queen Elizabeth Southampton At port in Southampton	9 May 1947 New York	Moutvic - Barbora (1893-)[45] She had a family in Prague and was probably only visiting her brother Karel.
	before 1952	Mares - Frantisek (1920-2001) Frantisek was the nephew of Marie and Filomena Maresova.

Facts[]

There is a chapel with a computer-controlled bell in the center of the village. There is also a limestone quarry from which white limestone is extracted. The village is towered by Stírka Hill, which dominates the general area with its height of 702 m above sea level. Southwest of the village is a natural monument Dolejsi drahy .

Gallery[]

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  Village square with tree

References[]

• Czech Statistical Office: Municipalities of Klatovy District

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