Czoernigova "Etnografie rakouské monarchie" - (čím dál více opomíjený) pramen k dějinám českého osídlení Banátu

The core of this contribution is an annotated translation for the Czech settlement of Banat – or, more precisely, for the settlement of Banat from the Czech lands – key chapters in the book Ethnographie der oesterreichischen Monarchie (1857) authored by Karl Czoernig, Baron of Černousy (Karl Czoernig Freiherr von Czernhausen). This concerns chapter § 53. Böhmische (cechische) Colonien in der Militärgränze, which deals with the very beginnings of the corresponding colonization processes. The translation is preceded by a biographical sketch of K. Czoernig, which recapitulates the most important moments in the life of this remarkable personality, and it’s supplemented with his selected bibliography and an outline of the development of the study of the Czech settlement of Banat, taking into account the impact of the disappearing linguistic competences of the researchers. The publication of an annotated translation of this source aims to contribute to the long-term interest in the Czech settlement of Banat by providing a Czech version of this key source to those to whom it would otherwise remain inaccessible.