Querbach (77694 Kehl), Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Querbach is a village that is now incorporated in the municipality of Kehl.

More information can be found about Querbach at GenWiki genealogy.net.

Jurisdiction
From 1330 to 1803 a village in the Administrative District (Amt) of Willstätt.

From the rule of Graf Philipp III (1504—1538) until the line was extinguished in 1736 in the Grafschaft Hanau-Lichtenberg.

From 1736 - 1803 a village in the Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt.

A graphic representation of the jurisdiction over Querbach can be found at GenWiki genealogy.net.

Calendars
The authorities in Querbach have not always used the calendar that is in use today. The Gregorian calendar was introduced on 1 May 1682 in the Grafschaft of Hanau-Lichtenberg before that the Julian calendar was in use.

Church Records
Graf Philipp IV (ruled 1538—1590) of Hanau-Lichtenberg converted to the Lutheran faith and the Grafshaft became Lutheran during his reign.

Kork was the Lutheran parish church for Neumühl, Odelshofen, and Querbach.

The Lutheran Church books 1580-1961 for Kork and its chapels have been microfilmed and are available at the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City, Utah.

The Church book duplicate for 1810-1870 is available on-line at the Staatsarchiv Freiburg, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg.