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Stinatz
Village of 1260 residents in the Güssing district.
North of Stegersbach and Ollersdorf.
Founded by Croatian immigrants (16th century). In 1910 a Croatian nun from a Dalmatian island in the Adriatic Sea came
to Stinatz to collect donations. She spoke the same dialect as the Croatians from Stinatz. This led Father Peter
JANDRISEVITS to the conclusion that the ancestors of the Stinatz - Croatians came from the Adriatic shores or from a
Dalmatian island. Radoslav LOPASCHITSCH in his book "Oko Kupi i Korá ne" (The area of Kupa and Korane), published in
Zagreb 1895, refers to a book by CSAPLOVITS and states that the village name Stinatz is derived from the town of
Stenitschnjak in Croatia. This town had 3800 inhabitants in 1577, and was conquered by the Turks in 1580. Some of the
Croatian refugees came to the Vas Megye of Hungary via Karlovac in 1582. Oral says that Stinatz has been founded by 12
families.
From certain customs in Stinatz, Father JANDRISEVITS concluded that some of the first settlers were Greek Catholics. A
document of 1689 is signed by the Richter Marko SZTIPSICS and by the Geschworenen Jure TOMSICS, Jure GRANDICS, Peter
PIPLICS, Matthe JELESICS, Jure RESETARICS and Miho SZTIPSICS.
The 1693-Urbarium names the following families: TTimsics (9), Sinkovics (6), Grandics (4), Fabsics (4), Kirincsic (3),
Piplics (3), Fumics (2), Kralics, Rothgics, Jelencsics, Kerznar, Blaskovics, Unger, Paur, Hanz, Radosics, Vukicsovics,
Gerbovics, Resetarics, Berkovics, Tomsics.
The 1748-50 - Urbar for "Stynak" names: Sziffkovics (9), Kerencsics (10), Kirincsics (6), Fabsics (5), Resederics (5),
Tomsics (14), Grandics (4), Stipsics (3), Piplics (3), Jellencsics (2), Blaskovics (2), Horvatics, Beckovics, Stoitsics,
Wifinger and Tschar. Richter was Miko Tomsics, Geschworene: Jure Sziffkovics, Peter Stipsics, Jure Jellencsics, Paul
Stipsics, Pave Stiotsits [note: probably should read Stoisits or Stoitsits], Paul Stipsics, Wolf Polaskovics. The
1750-Urbar also says that Count KOTTULINSKY from Neudau (Styria) and his subjects as well as inhabitants of Wörth own
land in Stinatz.
Notaries: Johann Hobel (1847-56), Franz Klepeisz (ca. 1859/60), Anton Weisz (1875-80), Franz Zamadits, Aloys Kakossy
(1897-1925), Karl Mliner (1925-30);
Number of inhabitants: 1812: 634; 1842: 760; 1870: 940; 1930: 1086 - all Catholics.
Fires: 1884: 27 houses burned down; 1909: 27 houses and the vicary.
Belonged to Stegersbach parish until 1790. Priests: Sebastian Robicza OFM (1790-1810), Denat Prössl
OFM (1810), Georg Pinter OFM (1811), Georg Teklics (1811-14), Julius Lebenics OFM (1814), Georg Simon Palatin (1814-21),
Lukas Korbatsits (1821-28), Johann Fabiankovits (1828-49), Franz Auszernik (1849-50), Georg Majrics (1850-56), Karl
Arendas (1856-57), Sidonius Barilits (1858-64), Josef Sterr (1864-68), Vinzenz Kornfeind (1868-75), Ivan Kausz
(1876-78), Mark Korvatsits (1878-80), Rudolf Kermann (1880-90), Josef Kollar (1890-92), Stefan Beery (1892-1906), Peter
Jandrisevits (1906-24), Lukas Drimel (1924-30).
Teachers: Andreas Blaskovits (1809-21), Michael Blaskovits, Johann Blaskovits (1847-63), Franz Illetits (1863-76),
Michael Derkits (1876-1904), Rudolf Fumits (1904-08), Johann Sabar (1908), Franz Szicherle (1908-23), Josef Liebezeit
(1923-30). Second and third teachers in 1930: Helene Liebezeit, Rosina Biricz.
Source: Dr. Josef Loibersbeck's series "Um den Eisenberg", published in "Volk und Heimat" 9-10/1958; summarized
and translated by Albert Schuch 10 Nov 1999
Family History Library microfilms:
Catholic: Római Katólikus Egyház, Stinác [VAULT INTL Film 700706]
Civil: Stinác (Vas). Anyakönyvi Hivatal [VAULT INTL Films 700564-9]
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