Rackschitz (Jihomoravský kraj, Czech Republic)
Rackschitz (Rakschitz), a Bruderhof of the Hutterian Brethren near Kromau in Moravia, was founded in 1545 by the purchase of a house. At this time the village belonged to the baron of Lipa-Kromau. Johann von Lipa, who came from a line noted for its tolerance, accepted the Brethren on his estate.
Bibliography
Beck, Josef. Die Geschichts-Bücher der Wiedertäufer in Oesterreich-Ungarn. Vienna, 1883; reprinted Nieuwkoop: De Graaf, 1967: 164.
Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe; Schneider, 1913-1967: v. III, 424.
Wolkan, Rudolf. Geschicht-Buch der Hutterischen Brüder. Macleod, AB, and Vienna, 1923: 195, 240.
Zieglschmid, A. J. F. Die älteste Chronik der Hutterischen Brüder: Ein Sprachdenkmal aus frühneuhochdeutscher Zeit. Ithaca: Cayuga Press, 1943: 250, 316.
Adapted by permission of Herald Press, Harrisonburg, Virginia, and Waterloo, Ontario, from Mennonite Encyclopedia, Vol. 4, p. 242. All rights reserved. For information on ordering the encyclopedia visit the Herald Press website.
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