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Deutsch Bieling
Called Bikkes, Bykews, and Bükkes since 1225, is a village of 120 residents in the Güssing district.

The BATTHYANY Urbarium of 1750 of Biechling aka Büx lists the 'Richter' (equivalent of mayor) Hans PELTZMANN; the 'Geschworenen' (village council members) Stefan ZOPF, Georg HUEBER, Hans FANDL, all of the above being farmers; other farmers: Georg MÜLLNER, Georg RIEGLER, Georg ZOPF, Stefan SAMMUSL, Michael LUKA, Hans ZOPF, Adam MÜLLNER, Stefan FANDL and Stefan PAIL.

The baptism records of 1750 also show the surnames: SAMER, SCHNALZER, ZODL, KOH, SCHALLER, PFEIFFER, SCHADN, KROBOTH, FITZER, HALPER, MENGL, CSILLAG, SAJER, SCHRANZ. These people probably belonged to the ERDÖDY domain.

Part of Heiligenbrunn parish: Church built in 1898, widow Rosalia TRAUPMANN donated 300 florins (note: King/Emperor Franz Joseph donated 50 fl).

In 1812 the community bought the house of Georg and Johann HUBER, to turn it into a school house. Teacher was Franz JANISCH. Further teachers: 1827-30 Josef KOLLMANN, 1833 Daniel HOEDL, 1837-44 Franz KREMCZNER, 1847-51 Gottfried LOTH; 1851-73 school attended in Heiligenbrunn; 1874/75 new school house built; teachers after 1877: Josef BERGER, his son Sigmund BERGER; Julius SZENTGYÖRGYI (1879-80); Josef STEIGER (around 1898); Josef WINDISCH (1890- 1905); Anna NEMETH (1905-1912); Paula METZNER (1912-21); Josef MOSER (1922).

Source: Dr. Josef Loibersbeck's series "Um den Eisenberg", published in "Volk und Heimat" 9/1957; summarized and translated by Albert Schuch 10 Nov 1999

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