Somogydöröcske / Somogydorocske 

Somogy County

Although many official histories of the village indicate it was first settled in the 1750’s the Roman Catholic Church Records in nearby Törokkoppany include entries for German Lutheran settlers living in the newly emerging village as early as 1738.  The Lutherans were placed under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic priest in Törökkoppany until the time of the Edict of Toleration when in 1787 the Lutherans were allowed to form an official congregation and call a pastor.  All of the early information on the families can be found in the Roman Catholic Church Records as indicated.

Somogydöröcske would become a Mother Church and included the following communities as part of its parish:  Magyarod, Bonnya, Gadács and Somogyszil.

Very few of the families who settled here came directly from Germany, the vast majority came from various communities in Tolna County, while a significant number came from Kötcse to the north in Somogy County, the first German Lutheran settlement in Somogy County.

by Henry A. Fischer

• FROM TOLERATION TO EXPULSION: 
  Volume II – Dornberg: In the Shadow of the Josefsburg: The families of Somogydöröcske, Somogy County, Hungary 1730-1948 Including affiliated congregations in Bonnya, Gadacs & Somogyszil.
  by Henry A. Fischer, 2019
• Heimatbuch der Nordschomodei: Provides information on the villages of Somogydöröcske (Döröschke) 
• Döröcske, Gadacs, Szill, Bonnya and Fehercsard (Somogy County) Vital Records 1787 to 1895, birth, marriage and death, names, dates and locations as transcribed from the original – Mrs. Waldraut Schlegel 
• Surname List for Döröcske, Gadacs, Szill, Bonnya and Fehercsard (Somogy County) - Mrs. Waldraut Schlegel
• Lookups Guide: Henry Fischer - Döröshcke, Somogy Co (Evangelical Lutheran) 1787-1895
   (Also includes: Bonnya, Gadács, Somogyszil) Church Record Transcriptions 
• Lookups Guide: Henry Fischer - Törrökkopany, Somogy Co. (Roman Catholic) 1738-1778
   (Also includes: Döröschke, Karád, Bonnya) Church Record Transcriptions 
• Lookups Guide: Henry Fischer - Tab, Somogy Co. (Evangelical Lutheran) 1775-1895 
  (Also includes: Kötcse, Döröschke, Kapoly, Totker, Toponar, Torvay) Church Record Transcriptions 

Last updated: 09/09/2026