Dömörkapu puszta - Bátaszék

Dömörkapu consisted of two parts of the settlement. Stump Gate and Stump Gate. Both parts of the settlement can be reached via the yellow triangle hiking trail from the center of Véménd. According to a certificate dated 1015, the area of ​​Apáti was the property of the abbey of Pécsvárad. XII. In the 16th century another village of Báta became the center of the Benedictine order. XIV. In the 17th century, it became secular because of the weakening Benedictine order. After the Turkish conquest, Southern Transdanubia became depopulated. Following the expulsion of the Turks, Emperor Leopold I of Habsburg rewarded the aristocracy who had earned merit during the campaigns. The Dungeon Gate belonging to the Abbey was owned by Mercy Claudius Florymundus from 1666 to 1734. In 1730 the first German settlers arrived in and around Abbey, from Rhineland-Frankfurt, Hessen and Wüttenberg. Families from Alsace-Lorraine also came. The first settlers allowed Count Mercy six free, tax-free years, and after a probationary period the contract was concluded in 1736, with rights and obligations. After the death of Count Mercy, the younger Mercy sold it to the Apponyi family in 1773. György Apponyi then planted German cellar families deep into the forest. This is how they got to Hollertal, which after 1810 became Glass Hut. In the 1830s, the settlements belonging to the Count Apponyi family were engaged in viticulture and forestry. The population of the settlements also increased. Most of the area was inhabited by Catholics, but there were also Lutheran families. According to 1829 Dömörkapu belonged to the Cikó church at that time, but handed it over to Véménd. In 1830, 67 Roman Catholic Germans and 10 Hungarians lived here. In 1871, the XVIII. TV. meaning that Dumper's Gate was attached to the Apostle. From 1890, more and more people took up jobs abroad, especially in Germany. In 1890, 96 Catholic and 16 Protestant people lived in Dömörkapu. In 1946, the emigration of German native speakers also affected Dömörkapu. There were 12 in 1953 and 22 in 1960. The town died out in 1964: Uncle Guszti and Aunt Náncsi moved. source: Honorary Abbot of Zsigmond Bajtai, Former Parson of Véménd (1916 +2002)