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Ollersdorf
Village of 970 residents in the Güssing district.

North of Stegersbach. Consists of the core village plus places called "Anger", "Bergen" and "Hocheck". First mentioned in 1428 as "Araand", the village was donated to Güssing Abbey by Count Lorenz UJLAKY in 1519. Became property of Count Franz BATTHYANY in 1524, like all villages of the Güssing domain.

The Urbarium of 1693 mentions the following families living in "Ollerstorff": STROBL (7), CSAR (4), SAKMASTER (4), KRANCZ (4), PAISSL (BEISCHL) (4), GROFF (GRAF) (4), HOLPER (3), MANDLER (3), PEBER (3), FENCZ (2), PAOR (BAUER) (2), PANGARTNER (PAUMGARTNER), SINKOVICZ, HASL, BIBER, KAPPL, GARTNER, POPOFSICS, OZBALT (OSWALD), HOANCZL, HAMER, AMUNGER. The BATTHYANY-mill is rented by Mattecz STROBL.

The Urbarium of 1750 mentions in "Baratfalva anders [= otherwise] Ollerstorff": STROBL (8), PEISCHL (5), CSAR (3), GRAF (3), KRANTZ (3), PIBER (2), FENCZ (2), HOLPER (2), STIMPFL, OSWALD, SAGMEISTER. All these families live in 29 houses and own 40 horses, 14 oxen, 47 cows, 22 calfs, 39 pigs etc., whereas the Söllner-widows: STROBL (3), HOLPER (2), GRAF, HAMER, PEISCHL own 4 cows.

Number of inhabitants: 1812: 710; 1832: 547; 1870: 772; 1930: 935 (167 houses).

About 60 Ollersdorf natives in America (in 1930).

Belonged to Stegersbach parish until 1870. Priests: 1871-78 Franz BAUMGARTNER; 1878-1909 Georg PLANKY; 1909-14 Karl ECKER; 1915-16 Wilhelm KUN; 1916 Karl BRAUN; 1917-19 Aloys WALLNER; 1919-23 Lorenz TELL; 1923-26 Franz SCHNECK; 1926-27 Franz TRANZ; 1927-28 Josef HAETINGER; 1928- Franz TRANZ (priest in Litzelsdorf).

Teachers: Matthias SVETICS (1798-1808, from Rehgraben); Paul PLAJER (1812-18), Peter LOIBITS (1832), Josef MOLNAR (1840), Josef WEBER (1841-42), Matthias HOBL (1849), Anton BAUER and Karl BISCHOF (1855-57), Johann JANISCH (1866-1905), Franz SAM (1905-13), Alexander REMENYI (1913-15), no teacher 1915-16, Aloys HAM (1916-25), Johann KAROLLUS (1925-). Second teacher in 1930: Emmerich MATHAUSER, 117 pupils.

Source: Dr. Josef Loibersbeck's series "Um den Eisenberg", published in "Volk und Heimat" 8-9/1958; summarized and translated by Albert Schuch 10 Nov 1999

Family History Library microfilms:
Catholic: Római Katólikus Egyház, Barátfalva [VAULT INTL Film 700653]

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