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Königsdorf (Királyfalva)
Village of 750 residents in the Jennersdorf district.

Some inhabitants lent money to the Counts Batthyany: Hans GRAFF (1644), Peter GRÖLLER (1644), Andreas UNGER (1645), Hans WEBER (1693), Mattez WAGNER (1694).

Families mentioned in 1693-Urbarium: 5 UNGER; 4 KOHL, FISCHL; 3 TAPLER, LEITGEB, KURZ, GUTTMANN; 2 AUGUSTIN, KANDL, PERL, HANZL, GRAFF, HOLL, BERT; 1 SCHNADICS, KOANICS, FRENCS, KOHLNBAUER, SPERK, WILFINGER, LANG, HARTL, SCHAFLER, ASTL, DEKKER, MOTTEZ, SIMPL, KAEDLER, KUMMER, GOLDSCHMIDT, JOKESZ, TAMEDLER, GRÖLLER, ZOTTER, GIBISER, BAUER, SCHWARZ, RODLER, WEBER, DROTZL, PELZMANN, PUEKESZ, MOZER, KORNTHEUER, BOGNER, MACZOLT, TRINKL, HARTNER, LANDMANN. Of these were free: 2 TAPLER, GRAFF and HOLLER. Söllner families: UNGER, HANZL, MUIK; Söllner families without a house of their own: 2 UNGER; 1 ERNST, WAGNER, HORNER, GSELMANN, TRINKL. Söllner families living in the vineyard hills: HOL, HERTLER, KANZL, PUECHART, WEIDNITZ, DEKKER, KRAUDL, NIKISZ, SCHWARZ, ERNST, MONDSCHEIN, WEINHOFFER, FRISENLACH.

21 houses burned down in 1896. In 1930 the village consisted of 125 houses plus 84 houses in the "Bergen" (hills). Of these 209 houses 6 were deserted. 623 Catholics and 470 Lutherans in 1930.

In 1812: 502 Catholics, 467 Lutherans. Church records started in 1755; 1765-95 the Lutherans are also recorded in the Catholic records.

Catholic priests: Johann Baptist MORLANDER (1698), Johann Ludwig GUMBELSHEIM (-1726), Franz USTLER (1726), Michael RÖKH (1753-79; from Purbach; the entry in the death records says he brought 300 Lutherans back to the Catholic church; he died in 1779, 52 years old); Josef PEHM (1779-1801; died 45 y old), Georg KORPORITS (1801-15; died 49 y old), Josef MLINARICH (1815-58; died 75 y old), Josef EBERHARD (1858-70), Michael SCHWARZ (1870-88), Franz BAUMGARTNER (1888-1913; died 73 y old); Karl NEUBAUER (1914-16), Eduard KÜLLÖS (1916-19), Josef HORVATH (1919-21), Johann FARKAS (1921-26), Josef KOGLER (1926-).

Catholic teachers: Franz DUNST (1757), Johann RESSLER, Franz ZINKE (1782-85), Josef HAFNER (1788-1826), Franz SCHERZER (1826-86), Franz KORNTHEUER (1886-1922), Franz RAFFEL (1922-); Gisela PERNITZ (1923-).

Lutherans: Some expelled Styrians settled here around 1600. Belonged to the Lutheran parish of Zahling in the beginning. Pastors: Philipp SZEKOL (1618-24), Johann PETRASEK (1647). In 1653 Pastor Johann Eduard BAUER (born in Löbenstein) already served in Königsdorf; in 1654 Gregor GÖLDL (the Güssing Abbey Library holds a book with an entry in his handwriting: "Ao 1656 Legitim. possessor est Frid. Greg. Göldl Linz Aust. p. t. Pastor Königsdorfffensis Evangelicus"); in 1665 Benedikt GLAUCK (born in Arela, Silesia); in 1668 Johann WEISBECK (born in Offenhausen, Austria - he had to leave Königsdorf on the orders of Counts Christoph and Paul BATTHYANY in 1670).

In 1783 - Emperor Joseph II had meanwhile (in 1781) allowed to establish Lutheran parishes in communities with at least 100 Lutheran families - the Eltendorf parish was founded, and Königsdorf became a part of it.

Lutheran teachers: Josef MATESZ (1867-1908; born in Königsdorf), Friedrich REPPERT (1908-09), Friedrich MÜHL (1909-11), Samuel BAUER (1911-30). 66 pupils in 1930.

Source: Dr. Josef Loibersbeck's series "Um den Eisenberg", published in "Volk und Heimat" 4-5/1959; summarized and translated by Albert Schuch 10 Nov 1999

Family History Library microfilms:
Catholic: Római Katólikus Egyház, Királyfalva (Vas) [FHL INTL Films 700675 - 76]

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