Go back to Villages, Page B      Go to Village Histories Index Page

Bocksdorf
Was Baksafalva (Kroat: Pukštrof); Village of about 800 in the Güssing district. Various historical facts are: 

In 1668 Count Christoph BATTHYANY gave a ¾ sessio to Peter MISICS, ¼ sessios to Mert PELZMANN, Adam KRIBER, Michael LAISZ, Philipp HANS and Mert TIMSEL, for faithul services.

Data from the 1750 Urbarium: Georg POTZMANN (Richter), Matthias ERNST, Matthias WAPPEL, Michael WEBER, Paul STROBEL. Surnames: PELZMANN (11), POTZMANN (7), ISOVICH (4), POMPER (5), ROSENKRANZ (4), STETTNER (4), LAMMINGER (3), WEINGRÜLL (2), KNAR (2), FLECK (2), STROBEL (2), POSCH (2), TREIBER (2), PUBER (2), ERKINGER (2), SCHABHÜTL (2), ROHRBECKER, DECKER, STABER, SAUERZOPF, FUIK, OSWALD, KOBER, OFFNER, SCHRETTNER, GARTLER, ROSNER, WEINBERGER, ERNST, KRAMMER, HAMMER, WAGNER, EBERHARD, LAGLER, HOBIZAN, FISCHL, WAPPEL, STÄR, BAUMGARTNER, CSAR, HASELBACHAR, NEUBAUER, WEBER.

The mill rented by Matthias WAPPEL. The mill still existed in 1930, newly built by Julius TECHET.

64 casualties in WW I. 695 inhabitants in 1812, 767 in 1832, 1490 in 1930 (in 200 houses).

Bocksdorf is an old parish, was Lutheran in the 17th century. In 1698 the villages Olbendorf, Rohr and Heugraben belonged to Bocksdorf parish, of which Heugraben was Croatian, the others were German. Today's church built 1777-79. Priests: Georg SCHAGER (1698), Matthias MARINICS (1738-44), Matthias BEHOVCHICH (1744-71), Jakob KOVACSICS (1771-78), Georg LEGATH (1778), Johann SZOKOLY (1778-83), Matthias HUTTER (1783-1808), Josef SCHAFFER (1808-45), Georg SCHAFFER (1845-74), Josef EBERHARD (1874), Josef STERR (1874-84), Vinzenz PEHAM (1884), Franz HATZL (1884-1904), Josef BENCSICS (1904-14), Ludwig KISS (1914-27), Anton HAWRANEK (1927-28), Karl HOLZERMANN (1928-29), Gregor Wilhelm NAUEN (1929), Father Karl BAYER (1929-). Teachers: Martin GRASINGER (1751), Georg DERGOSICS (1757), Josef GRASINGER (1780), Andreas DORR (1804 - at least 1812), Franz SCHREINER (1832), Anton KUBICK (1838-59), Johann PAVALEK (died 1864 at the age 34), Johann ILLETITS (1876), Josef FELDHOFER, Karl SCHULLER (1884-99), Heinrich CZADILEK (1899-1926), today (1930): Hans GILL, Franz STROBL, Fritz DWORSCHAK and Mizzi WILFING (180 pupils)

Source: Dr. Josef Loibersbeck's series "Um den Eisenberg", published in "Volk und Heimat" 20/1957-1/1958; summarized and translated by Albert Schuch 10 Nov 1999.

Family History Library microfilms:
Catholic: Római Katólikus Egyház, Baksafalva [VAULT INTL Film 700651]

Go back to Villages, Page B      Go to Village Histories Index Page