Map of Germany
Map of Europe showing Germany's location.
The red box shows the location of our ancestral towns.
Map of Germany showing states of Hessen and Baden-Wurttemberg.
Close-up of Hessen and Baden-Wurttemberg showing locations of our ancestral towns.
Diedenbergen was the home town of Thomas Homberger the Cowherd, his wife Anna Maria Kopf,
and their son, Johannes Homburger the Blacksmith (1677-1765).
Dietlingen is where Friedrich Bittlingmeier was born, around 1720.
Oberderdingen is where Friedrich's son Johann Melchoir Bittlingmeier (1745-1805) was born.
Hasselbach was where Melchoir met and married Susanna Homburger in 1765. It was the birthplace of several Bittlingmeiers.
Adersbach was the birthplace of several other Bittlingmeiers.
Walheim was the birthplace of Eva Dorothea Gabler (1782-1847), the wife of Johann Phillip Bittlingmeier (1777-1858).
Huffenhardt was the birthplace of Margaretha Christina Gauss (1807-1867). It was here that she and Christoph Ludwig Bittlingmeier (1808-1876) had a son, Philipp Adam, in 1838, 5 years before they actually married in Huffenhardt in 1843.
Below is a photo taken by Leah Smith Hochstaedt in March of 2017. That's her husband Bernie at a scenic overlook just north of the town of Waldenburg, looking back towards Sinsheim. In the background is the area where Adersbach, Hasselbach and Huffenhardt are located.
Diedenbergen is a village in the district of Main-Taunus-Kreis in the german state of Hessen. It lies just west of Frankfurt and northeast of the Rhine River. Current population is around 4000.
A panoramic view of the town
The Evangelical Church
The Old Town Hall
Dietlingen is a town in the municipality of Keltern in the district of Enz in Baden-Württemberg. It was probably founded in the 11th century. Current population is just under 4000. It lies about 30 miles east of both the Rhine River and the French border.
Dietlingen
The Protestant Church in Dietlingen was built in 1250 and renewed in 1410.
A Bed & Breakfast in Dietlingen
Oberderdingen is a municipality in the district of Karlsruhe, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is 20 miles northeast of Dietlingen and 20 miles southwest of Hasselbach. Current population is about 10,000.
Oberderdingen Church
Oberderdingen Gatekeepers House
Oberderdingen Timbered House
Hasselbach is a tiny village in the south of the Rhein-Neckar district in Baden-Württemberg. Current population is about 300 people.
Hasselbach Town Center
Hasselbach House
Hasselbach Bridge
Adersbach is a suburb of Sinsheim, in Rhein-Neckar-Kreis, Karlsruhe, Baden-Wurttemberg. It is a very small town outside Heidelberg. Current population is around 550 people.
Adersbach Church
Adersbach Landscape
Walheim in 1900
Walheim today, facing towards the river.
Gatekeepers House
Hüffenhardt is a town in the district of Neckar-Odenwald-Kreis, in Baden-Württemberg. Current population is about 2,000 people.
Huffenhardt
Huffenhardt Church
Huffenhardt Farmhouse
