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Burgauberg
Village in the Güssing district with about 700 residents.

Many inhabitants have ancestors in Burgau, Styria, and Burgauberg is a part of that parish.

In 1644 Michael GRISLER, administrator of the domain Burgau, receives three vineyards in Burgauberg to cover a debt from the times of the Turkis wars. Owners of neigbouring vineyards are: Hans SAMER, Peter LANGHEIMBER, Andreas SIX, Rieperl SCHITLER, Georg GRUBER and Count Maximilian HERBERSTEIN.

The Güssing Urbarium of 1750 names as "Burgauer Bergholden" living "auf der Hungerischen Seiten in dem Weingebirg" (= small-holders from Burgau, living on the Hungarian side [of the border, i.e. of the river Lafnitz] in the vineyard hills) the following families: VEIGL (3), PRUNNER (3), SODL, HIRSCHBÖK, PESSINGER, RUESZ, WAGNER, PFINGSTL, SCHWARZ, PROSCH (2 each), FRÖHLICH, TOMPF, NEUBAUER, HOECKL, MUIK, PUIKL, HÄNDLER, PAUER, STÖRK, ZOTTER, LOIPERSBÖCK, RABER, PFÖSTER, PÖLTZL, SCHABHÜTL, REITHER, KRAMMER, REISSENHOFER, LUKICS, HAISLER, RATHMANN, LAMPL, LAMMINGER, SCHUSTER, SCHÜTZL, WIPPERL (1 each). These 49 families own 46 houses, 27 oxen, 55 cows, etc., and the Urbarium says about them: "These Styrian "Bergler" (= people living on the hills) have acquired property with the permission of the Count Batthyany, they have come over from the Styrian side [of the border] from time to time. Their number is at times higher and at times lower. They own nothing except for a few vineyards and fields."

Number of inhabitants: 1870: 606; 1930: 772 (in 123 houses); 2001: 707.

Part of Burgau parish. Two chapels. Teachers: Franz SCHLEGEL (1870-1911), Julius NEMETH (1911-14), Flora CHAKANY nee PECZÖLY (1914-21), Robert HOLPER (1921-29), Andreas MEDEK (1929-), second teacher Mathilde SEELIG (1923-).

Source: Dr. Josef Loibersbeck's series "Um den Eisenberg", published in "Volk und Heimat" 12/1958; summarized and translated by Albert Schuch 10 Nov 1999

Family History Library microfilms:
Catholic: Római Katólikus Egyház, Burgóhegy [FHL INTL Films 700657]

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