| I am writing this article for the benefit of any families | | | | seemed to be out of place because of this fact. The |
| in the USA, who may have their roots in the village | | | | village is today known by its Czech name of Volary. |
| of Wallern,Bohemia. While spending time in Germany I | | | | Originally the idea of transplanting these Germans to |
| came across the curious book, Tirol in Bohemerwald, | | | | the Bohemian Forest was to bring their skill of |
| authored by Bruno Sitter. The book is no longer in | | | | artifically inseminating cattle to the area. The Alpine |
| print, and only a few copies are known to exist. Mr. | | | | peoples had learned centuries before, that on land |
| Sitter describes how in the 1300's an | | | | that sloped at + or |
| entire village of Tirolean Germans were transplanted | | | | - 15 degrees, it was nearly impossible for large cattle |
| in the wilds of the Bohemian forest. For over 600 | | | | to |
| hundred years these | | | | reproduce under their own powers. Therefore the |
| Alpine peoples lived in this corner of Bohemia. | | | | Alpine Germans had developed a method of collecting |
| However with the end of WWII, they were forced | | | | the seed of the male cow |
| to leave by the Communist | | | | (Bull) and introducing it into the female cow's |
| Government,because they were still too ethnically | | | | reproductive |
| German.The village was known and recognized as | | | | organs. This may be why the village was called |
| highly unusual by | | | | Wallern, which means in English, "Whale learning". |
| travelers thru this region, because the Alpine | | | | Since the village was hundreds of miles from any |
| Germans had | | | | ocean, even the name seems quite |
| constructed their homes in the manner they had | | | | unusual. |
| been taught,back in the Alps. The entire village | | | | |