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1269: The location was first mentioned under the name Bala. It probably
already belonged to the properties of “Osl”, a count family that had branched out in the area. For over 200 years
Wallern stayed in their ownership, even if it was traded or sold from one branch to another.
1498: Around this time Wallern was named a rental of the castle Forchtenstein and was called “Walarnn”. For taxes,
the inhabitants had to pay the ruling family 8 pounds pfennig per Quatember and five pounds pfennig to deliver a
cart of fish.
1528: “Walern“ is counted with “Pamhacken“ as the properties which belonged to castle Forchtenstein.
1585: “Wallern am See“ paid the ruling family 37 Gulden rental taxes and 26 Gulden house taxes.
1589: “Wallern das Dorff“ has 23 fiefdoms. Every fiefdom owned 21 yoke acres and 20 meadows. Again villagers had
to pay 26 Gulden for house taxes. The village had 23 feudal houses with 26 households. Three of the houses were
occupied by two families, otherwise only one family lived in a house.
1570: At this time Wallem, like almost all the other communities in the area, was entirely Protestant.
1660: In mid-May, Anton Schubert, the last Protestant minister from Pamhagen and Wallern, left his post.
1683: Wallern was probably completely destroyed by the Turks.
1730: Under the leadership of Magistrate Georg Graisy, the Wallern community built the first church. It was 13
meters long, 5.5 m wide and had no tower.
1734: Wallern was separated from Pamhagen and become an independent parish.
1760: The church was was lengthened 17 meters and a tower was built.
1784: The belfry was built. The Magistrate was Johann Unger.
1854: Under Minister Josef Wittmann and Magistrate Michlits Balthasar, the large rectory was built.
1866: The villagers became property owners of the land they cultivated.
1875: The Marien-Column was built, Minister was Johann Vayan.
1881: The church was enlarged under Minister Vayan (1872-1887).
1895: The Eisner-Canal, reaching from Rabnitz creek to Pamhagen, was built.
1897: The railway and the postal service were established.
1904: The new school was built.
1921: Burgenland became a part of Austria.
1931: The cornerstone for the new church was laid.
1966: The old rectory was dismantled and the new one was built. |
