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Steinfurt
Village of 130 residents in the Güssing district.

Steinfurt is now part of Strem along with Deutsch Ehrensdorf and Sumetendorf.

Settled in the 16th Century by Croatians it was called Lipovac. In 1785 it had 170 inhabitants. It was a Batthyany "Meierhof".

Steinfurt was not included in the Leser Series of villages in Bezirk Güssing and information is scarce. Member Markus Prenner, born and raised in Güssing and Strem and now a school teacher in Horitschon, mentions that his father (Dr. Kurt Prenner) has a hand written history (an "Ortschronik") of Steinfurt which had been handed down in the family. Too voluminous for translation, Markus offers to answer Steinfurt related queries (by passing them on to his father). We've also asked Markus to write a short historical article - based on his father's chronicle.

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