My PANEK ancestors came from the town of Trstena in the beautiful region of Orava, Slovakia.

Andreas PANEK (b:Abt 1790) was my GGG Grandfather. He married Anna STANKOVITZ (B:Abt 1790).

Their son, Stephan PANEK (b:Dec.8,1813) my GG Grandfather married Helena KOMINEK (b:Feb.8,1816) (m:Apr.29,1834).

• Genealogy.com: Bob Panek - InterneTree
  My Instant Family Tree

• Beautiful Old Photo of Trstena, Orava, Slovakia (227 KB)
  The town of Trstena is situated in the charming but rugged mountainous Orava region in the northern part of central Slovakia near the Polish border. Trstena was founded as a market town in 1371 and has a current population of about 7500.
• Orava - Rough beauty near the Polish border (29 KB)
  Pavol Orsagh Hviezdoslav, the great Slovak poet who worshipped the Orava region's beauty, wrote of his home, "I greet you, forests and mountains, from the bottom of my soul I greet you..." Orava, sometimes called the forgotten corner of the Slovak homeland, is a land of fragrant meadows, deep forests and dark-blue mountains.
• 1913 map of ancestral villages - Trstena & Osada (149 KB)
  A small section of Orava map enlarged.

• Old pictures from Trstena (1930's & 1940's)
• Color Photos of Trstena including Panoramic views
• A Zoomable Map of Slovakia
• European Town Locator - JewishGen ShtetlSeeker

Bob Panek
11 Culver Court
Old Bridge, New Jersey 08857
United States
panek@optonline.net

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