Nagyszékely / Nagyszekely

Gross Säckel (German)

Tolna County

This is the first and largest of the German Reformed congregations in Swabian Turkey and was established by Hessian Lutherans in 1719 who were soon vastly outnumbered by new arriving Reformed Hessians. The Reformed Church here became one of the two Articular (legal) Reformed churches in the County. The birth/baptismal records begin in 1722 and Lutheran families are also included and identified as well as Reformed families from Simontornya, Gyönk, Udvári, Némedi, Alsó Pel and Kisszekély. There is one major difficulty in that only the father’s name is usually given and there are often numerous individuals with the same name especially Johann in every generation in every family.

The marriage records also begin in 1722 and in addition to local families they intermarried with families from: Simontornya, Varsád, Kistormás, Kalaznó, Udvári, Gyönk, Vadkert, Kéty, Felsö Mocsolád, Mórágy, Csikostöttös, Kötcse, Felsö Nána, Hidas, Keszö Hidegkút, Zomba, Rác Kozar, Szárázd, Harta, Düzs, Ecsény, Hidas, Mucsi, Misla, Paks, Belecska, Nikla, Kapoly, Bonyhád, Somogydöröcske and Bonnya.

by Henry A. Fischer

• Lookups Guide: Henry Fischer - Nagyszekély, Tolna Co. (Reformed) 1722-1895 (Also includes: Kisszekély, Udvári) Church Record Transcriptions 

Last updated: 09/09/2026