Györköny / Gyorkony, Hungary (Official)
Jerking / Yerking (German)
Jörking / Jorking
Jörging / Jorging
Jürging / Jurging
Tolna County
The first settlers arrived in 1719 and consisted of Hungarians and Heidebauern from Western Hungary. Both groups were Lutheran. The Lutheran Church Records begin in 1720. These original settlers were joined by others from the Heideboden and in the mid 1720s a large-scale new immigration consisting of families from Hesse took place at which time the Hungarian families moved on and established Sárszentlörinc in the vicinity. In addition to entries for families in the village there are also references to families living in Bikács that was also another Heidebauern community but under the jurisdiction of local Roman Catholic priests, but some of the families maintained a close contact with the Lutheran Church here until they were allowed to organize their own church life after the Edict of Toleration. The families also intermarried with families from Cikó, Vajta, Varsád, Paks, Kalaznó, Felsö Nána, Kistormás, Lajos Komárom and Szent Miklos. by Henry A. Fischer
Further Resources
- Györköny: A Short History by Henry Fischer
- Conflict in Györköny by Henry Fischer
- Lookups Guide: Henry Fischer - Györköny (Evangelical Lutheran) 1720-1801) (Also includes: Paks, Bikács) Church Record Transcriptions
- The villagers from Gyorkony have an annual picnic in Akron every year. They called their village Yerking which is a corruption of the Hungarian name. [HF]
“I’m the Mayor in Györköny.
I was very happy, when I read information on DVHH about Györköny. We have website: www.gyorkony.hu. You can read this website in Hungarian, we try German and English too. We make the English version soon.” Yours sincerely, Zoltán Braun
Last updated: 09/10/2026