Geography:
Moos is a small village 129 meters above sea level and 7 kilometers from the capitol of the district, Buhl. Originally named Mose in the 1300's by the late 1400's the name was Moos, or marsh land. Due to the regulation of the Rhein River there is little marshy land now. The people of Moos are well-known for their horse breeding and plum growing.

History:
In the year 1326 - St. Dionis, Earliest Catholic Church
First developed from the farms of the Monastery Abbey Schwarzach. Early in the 15th century Moos was a fief of the Masters of Rittersbach. By the end of the 15th century Moos was a fief of the Knight from Tiefenau near Zinzheim. The vassals had to give 16 qts of grain, 2 qts. of oats, 2 turkeys, 2 chickens and 3 schillings.
During the 30 Years War, 26 houses were burned and 38 citizens were killed. For the next eight years no one lived in Moos. The inhabitants moved back to Schwarzach.
A chapel was bulit in 1358 and consecrated to St. Nicholas, St. Erhard, St Theobald and St. Katherina. The parish church was built between 1784 and 1788. It is dedicated to St. Dionis, which has lead to one male child from every family being named Dionis. The feast day of St. Dionis is October 3rd, which is during harvest time. Most of the month of October is "Festspiele" or festival time in Moos. Since 1809 St. Dionis parish has been an independent parish. Before that time the parishioners of Moos attended services at St. Peter and Paul Church in Schwarzach.
Some examples of outstanding architecture in Moos are the Elsass Inn and the Rossle Inn. The Rossle Inn was owned by the Striebich family for 5 generations, starting in the early 1700's.
Moos was one of the many small villages incorporated in the city of Buhl in the district reorganization of 1972.

Emigrant Surnames:
Allgaier, Burst, Ditzer, Droll, Faller, Friedmann, Frietsch, Götz, Haungs, Huber, Hurst, Ibach, Käbler, Kempfer, Klöpfer, Knebel, Krumholz, Küstner, Leppert, Lorenz, Metzinger, Nöltner, Ochs, Ruschmann, Seiler, Spitzmesser, Streibich, Trapp, Volz, Wagner, Winter, Wölfel, Wolf, Würnz

Information Sources:
Catholic
birth and baptism: 1810 - 1870
marriages: 1810 - 1870
death and burial: 1810 - 1870
confirmations: 1852 - 1870

Civil
births: 1743 - 1900
marriages: 1810 - 1900
death and burial: 1810 - 1900
family registry: 1743 - 1809
family registry: 1811 - 1825

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Researchers in this area:
Faith Haungs