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Sankt Nikolaus bei Güssing
Village of 220 residents in the Güssing district.

Hungarian: Várszentmiklós; Kroat: Sveti Mikula.

In 1545 twenty Croatian refugees (with their families) settled in Sankt Nikolaus, coming from Slavonia: Blasius MYSYAK, Peter HORWATH, Marcus ROGOSAR, Jakob DAMBSYCS, Nikolaus DOECH, Blasius STANSICS, Martin NAY, Peter ROBEK, Matthias HINGWALA, Matthias KISS, Peter MEDEYCZ, Georg PAULIKOVICS, Johann GERGASCHICS, Matheus BELKOVICH, Johann BERKJICS, Barnabas TOTH, Matthäus KEHEN, Georg TOOTH.

In 1598 only 10 houses, most of them destroyed in 1605 (Bocskay-rebellion). In 1631 Thomas NERIB was "Richter", in 1640 Jakob JALSATICS. Vineyards destroyed in 1890 (Phyloxera).

The St. Nikolaus church had already been in existence in 1545. It became the Croatian church for the whole Güssing area, was also used by the Croatians of Gross- and Klein-Mürbisch, Krottendorf, Hasendorf, Punitz and Kroatisch Tschantschendorf. The St. Jakobus church in Güssing was the German church, whereas the Hungarians used the Augustiner church in Güssing (later to be replaced by todays Franziskaner church). 1580-1633 the St. Nikolaus priests were Lutherans, from 1649 onwards they were (Catholic) Franziskaner monks from Güssing. The old church was situated in the center of the cemetary. After a fire in 1897 the remaining walls were torn down, a new church was built at a different place.

In 1759 school teacher Martin WERNER died, he was 56 years old and said to have been born in "Stomfa". Successors were: Josef LIZICZKI from St. Johann near Malaczka (at least 1759-66), Johann JELENCSICS (died 1771, 45 y old), Johann KAUS (died 1773, 49 y old), Johann SCHIK from Neusiedl near Kukmirn (1773-80), Josef GANGL (1792), Karl EBNER (died 1795, 48 years old), Franz KAISER (1802), Stefan BERCZKOVICS from Deutsch Tschantschendorf (1812-32), Andreas HEKENATZ (1832-36), Josef VLASICH (1838-39), Georg SCHLESAK from Poschendorf (1840-69), Gabriel DÖKKER (1870-74; died 1774, 29 y old), Ferdinand BERGER (1875-95), Paul HARMUTH (1896-1902), Josef KAPPEL (1902-06), Georg LANDSMAN (1906-10), Franz ZOTTER from Königsdorf (1910-23; had been teacher in Stadtschlaining 1904-08, and in Zahling 1908-10), Franz ZüGER (1923-27), Alfred HERDIN from Vienna (1927-)

Source: Translated excerpt from the series "Das Güssinger Land" by Josef Karl Homma in "Volk und Heimat" 12-14/1956, which is a shortened version of Father Gratian LESER's articles in the "Güssinger Zeitung" 36-40/1928

Family History Library microfilms:
Catholic: Római Katólikus Egyház, Szentmiklós (Vas) [FHL INTL Films 700734 -35]

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