Kovčín

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

Kovčín
Municipality
Center of the village
Kovčín
Coordinates: 49°24′56″N 13°36′53″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionPlzeň
DistrictKlatovy
Area
 • Total4.81 km2 (1.86 sq mi)
Elevation
532 m (1,745 ft)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total79
 • Density16/km2 (43/sq mi)
Postal code
341 01
Websitehttps://kovcin.cz/

The municipality covers an area of 4.81 square kilometres (1.86 sq mi), and has a population of 79 (as at 3 July 2006).

Kovčín lies approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of Klatovy, 41 km (25 mi) south-east of Plzeň, and 95 km (59 mi) south-west of Prague.

Historic parishes: Myslív, Nepomuk

History

The first written mention of the village dates back to 1551.

Genealogy & Immigration to America

So far, 19 people born in Kovčín have been identified as immigrating to America, sorted and profiled on FamilySearch. The earliest immigrant might have been Frantisek Kvarda in 1883. Around the same time was Josef Hranička (1861-1939) who settled in Chicago. He married Marie Koutenská (1864-1933) of Chanovice there in 1884. His brother Václav immigrated around 1903.[1]

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

Embarkation Arrival Immigrants Photos
SS Weser Bremen
 6 July 1883

Baltimore

 Kvarda - Frantisek (1866-1937)[2]
c. 1883 Hranicka - Josef (1861-1939)
Joseph Hranička (1861-1939)
c. 1888

New York

 Mixan - Katerina (1864-)
SS Karlsruhe

Bremen

 6 May 1891

Baltimore

 Vetrovec - Vaclav (1867-1939)[3]
SS Suevia

Hamburg & Havre

 27 August 1891

New York

 Koncal - Vaclav (1868-1917)[4]
c. 1892 Mixan - Josef (1886-1978)
Joseph Mikson (1889-1978)
SS Braunschweig Bremen
 30 November 1892

Baltimore

 Behensky - Katerina (1862-1935)[5]
SS Elbe

Bremen & Southampton

 19 April 1893

New York

 Liska - Anna (1875-)[6]
9 June 1903

SS Kaiser Wilhelm II

Bremen
 17 June 1903

New York

 Hranicka - Vaclav (1859-1915) [with wife and son][7]
James Hranička (1859-1915)
c. 1903 Mixan - Josefa (1881-1917)
c. 1905 Svechota - Anna (1886-1934)
6 May 1906

SS Hannover

Bremen
 21 May 1906

Baltimore

 Vetrovec - Anna (1886-1941), Anezka (1887-1974)[8]
Anna Větrovcová-Soucek (1886-1941)
20 October 1908

SS Kronprinz Wilhelm

Bremen
 28 October 1908

New York

 Liska - Anezka (1890-1970)[9]
24 April 1909

SS Friedrich der Große

Bremen
SS Friedrich der Große as USS Huron
 5 May 1909

New York

 Vetrovec - Josefa (1893-1974)[10]
c. 1911

Canada

 Vetrovec - Frantisek (1878-1936)
4 June 1921

RMS Aquitania

Southampton

 10 June 1921

New York

 Vetrovec - Marie (1896-1978), Vojtech (1898-1976)[11]
4 July 1923

SS Rotterdam

Rotterdam

 14 July 1923

New York

 Kubar - Jan (1897-1962)[12]

References
  1. Hranicka. "United States Census, 1930". FamilySearch.
  2. Kvarda (1883). "Maryland, Baltimore Passenger Lists, 1820-1948". FamilySearch.
  3. Vetrovec (1891). "Maryland, Baltimore Passenger Lists, 1820-1948". FamilySearch.
  4. Koncal (1891). "New York Passenger Lists, 1820-1891". FamilySearch.
  5. Behensky (1892). "Maryland, Baltimore Passenger Lists, 1820-1948". FamilySearch.
  6. Liska (1893). "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924". FamilySearch.
  7. Hranicka (1903). "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924". FamilySearch.
  8. Vetrovec (1906). "Maryland, Baltimore Passenger Lists, 1820-1948". FamilySearch.
  9. Liska (1908). "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924". FamilySearch.
  10. Vetrovec (1909). "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924". FamilySearch.
  11. Vetrovec (1921). "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924". FamilySearch.
  12. Kubar (1923). "New York Passenger Arrival Lists (Ellis Island), 1892-1924". FamilySearch.



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