The
ethnically German Teltschik family forms an uninterrupted lineage which dates back to 1301 and which for nearly six hundred years held a hereditary judgeship in their historic homestead of
Zauchtel. Formerly part of the
Austrian Empire
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, Zauchtel is in the
Sudetenland and is now part the Province of
Moravia
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in the
Czech Republic
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.
As a celebration of 700 years of family history, the
Teltschik Tower was erected in 2001 near
Wilhelmsfeld, Germany. There is also a memorial at the Masonic Cemetery in
Weimar, Texas
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commemorating the immigration of three Teltschik brothers to the rolling hills of Central and Southeast Texas in the latter part of the nineteenth century, part of a greater wave of
German
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** Germania (historical use)
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and
Czech
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** Czech language
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Places
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immigration to that region.
Notable Teltschiks
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Alfred Teltschik ( 1919-2009) and Herbert Teltschik ( 1918-2013), American duo pianists and teachers
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Dr. Walter Teltschik
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Hamm Teltschik
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Horst Teltschik (* 1940), German politician
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John Teltschik
John Teltschik (born March 8, 1964 in Floresville, Texas) is a former punter in the National Football League who spent his entire career playing for the Philadelphia Eagles
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(* 1964), American Football player
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Wilhelm Teltschik (1863-1937), Austrian politician
External links
Teltschik Family website – United StatesTeltschik Family website – Germany
Surnames
Austrian families
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