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Earlier, the mayors of the communities were called Magistrates. The
following list comes from various church records:
1652-1660: Unger Georg is named as former magistrate in a protestant
matriculation book from this time. Kyrein Ambroß was in Wallern at this time. He attended the protestant church
visitation in 1652 as Magistrate.
1686-1702: Unger Stefan married as magistrate in 1686. He was already a widower. Until 1702
he is often described as a witness.
1704-1707: Unger Jakob is often named Magistrate and witness to marriage during this year. He died in 1709. In his
death book, it is noted that he was Magistrate for 5 years. He died at 64 years old.
1709: Koppi Georg was mentioned as Magistrate in this year.
1710-1715: During this time Halbauer Jakob is, as Magistrate, often named as a witness to weddings. On June 16,
1709, it is mentioned that, as a widower, he married the daughter of Schoolmaster Tehel Michael. Paul Graisy was
the witness.
1730-1734: Graisy Georg, son of the aforementioned Paul, was Magistrate as the Wallern church was built in 1730.
His name is often listed in the church chronicle. In 1734, he signed the contract concerning the founding of the
parish. His house originally stood where the municipal office is now located. He was the older brother of the
forefather of the Graisy who still lives today.
1739: Unger Matthias was Magistrate in this year. He died in 1764 at 72 years of age. He owned the house with the
old number 27. It was dismantled. Its place now belongs to House 45 on Hauptstrasse.
1754-1759: Koppi Georg was Magistrate during this time. He died as Magistrate in 1759. His house was number 47,
Hauptstrasse 54. His descendents lived in the same house before his last descendents immigrated to America in
1903.
1759-1762: Schwarzbauer Kaspar came from Illmitz to Wallern in 1747 to marry. His wife was Graisy Agnes, daughter
of the aforementioned Magistrate Georg Graisy.
1782-1784: Unger Johann. The belfry was built during his time (1784). He was most probably the same Unger who
married the widow of Michlits Josef in 1758. Hie died in 1789 in House 16, Hauptstrasse 27.
1787: Unger Paul was named Magistrate. He was probably the same Paul who lived in House 64 in 1767. He has no
living descendents.
1790: Lang Paul. He is only named as Magistrate in the death book. His descendents later lived in House 39,
Hauptstrasse 63.
1794: Unger Michael. On page 162 of the parish chronicle, the Minister Michael Reinprecht reports, that, on May
19th on the parish meadow, Magistrate Unger Michael and the jury unburied the boundary stones. It is probably the
same Unger Michael who lived in House 12, was born in 1736 and since 1761 was married to Schneider Eva.
1806: Michlits Johann signed the marriage certificate of Legl Georg and widow Lang Elisabeth from House 46. The
document is now kept in House 46. Michlits Johann was the son of Josef, born in 1753 in St. Andrä and, since 1756,
was married to Unger Anna. They lived in House 16.
1816: Unger Michael. He was probably the son of Unger Johann, was born in 1772 and since 1794 was married to Thell
Elisabeth. He died childless in 1829.
1828: Unger Michael was already the third Unger Michael. It is also not entirely certain who he was. I believe he
was the son of Paul, who in 1787 was also Magistrate. This Michael was born in 1778 in House 64 and in 1798
married the widow of Denk Jakob fom House 50.
1848: Schneider Andreas from House 56, Hauptstrasse 38, was Magistrate for a longer time. He was born in 1806 and
married Andert Anna from Pamhagen. His children all died young. His nephew Stefan from House 21 inherited his
house. Stefan’s daughter Pauline married Peck Kaspar from Andau in 1888.
1853: Michlits Balthasar from House 13, Hauptstrasse 21, was Magistrate when, in 1854, the rectory was built. He
was born in 1812 and married Thell Elisabeth from Apetlon in 1832. His name is on the Marien-Column.
1866: Michlits Franz from House 16, Hauptstrasse 27. He was the son of Stefan and Kainz Eva. He was born in 1819
and married Unger Eva from Pamhagen in 1842. He died in 1889.
1869: Gerstl Stefan from House 34, Hauptstrasse 55. He was the son of Lorenz and Unger Eva, born in 1821. In 1841
he married Koppi Eva. It says in a contract from 1869, which he made with Minister Wittman Josef, who was also
director of the school, that the head teacher would be paid 100 Gulden and the assistant teacher 70 Gulden. The
contract also says the head teacher had to provide the assistant teacher with breakfast, lunch with three foods, a
snack, and a dinner with two foods. On Sundays and holidays, the assistant teacher would receive a roast and a
glass of wine.
1875: Michlits Franz was named Magistrate. He is probably the same Franz who was already named in 1866. His son,
who was also named Franz, was 27 years old. A notice from 1875 reads: On July 1 1875, Wallern had exactly 1230
inhabitants. The parish owned: 777 Quadratklafter, 434 Quadratklafter of garden, and outside the parish 42 yokes
and 1338 Quadratklafter. 1 Quadratklafter = 3,59 Quadratmeter.
1880: Unger Josef was named Magistrate. He was the son of Matthias, was born in 1818 in House 9, Hauptstrasse 13.
In 1841 he married Salzl Anna in House 52.
1882: Schneider Matthias, son of Johann and Schneider Anna, born in 1836 in House 47, Hauptstrasse 54. He died in
1910.
It is unknown how long the above-mentioned Magistrates served their posts. The number before their names only
indicates that, in this year in the church records it is written behind their names that they were Magistrates
during these years.
Between 1882 and 1918 there is no named Magistrate in the books. By asking the eldest citizens I was able to get
some names, but nobody could say exactly when each person was Magistrate.
The local representatives since 1918
1918-1922: Michlits Heinrich, son of Stefan and Katharina Unger, born in 1878.
1922 Halbauer Heinrich, son of Paul, born in 1872 in House 66
1923-1927: Gerstl Emmerich, son of Franz, born in 1875 in house 34
1927-1931: Michlits Franz, son of Franz, born in 1885 in house 13
1931-1934: Michlits Josef, son of Josef, born in 1895 in house 73
1934-1938: Michlits Johann, son of Josef, born in 1886 in house 68
1938 Halbauer Heinrich, son of Heinrich, born in 1913
1938-1945: Kainz Franz, son of Paul, born in 1893 in house 2
1945-1946: Janisch Andreas, son of Andreas, born in 1903 in house 37
1947-1950: Halbauer Georg, son of Georg, born in 1900 in house 165
1951-1954: Michlits Michael, son of Anton, born in 1901 in house 16
1955-1962: Fink Nikolaus, son of Johann, born in 1912 in house 199
1962-1972: Babos Franz, son of Ludwig, born in 1917 in house 186
1972 - : Müllner Johann, son of Johann, born in 1932 in house 214
Between 1882 and 1918 the following men were Magistrates for certain:
Michlits Franz, born 1848
Michlits Josef, born 1863
Michlits Paul, born 1851
Bergmann Johann, born 1857
The length of service cannot be more accurately determined.
After the annexation of Burgenland to Austria in 1921 the local representatives were called magistrates for a
longer time.
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