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Tschanigraben
Village of 70 residents in the Güssing district.

Was a part of Inzenhof until ca. 1800. Spelling of the village name in the church records: 1736 Schonagraben, 1765 Chanigram, 1789-1802 Sandorhegy gewöhnlich (usually (called)) Sconagraben, then Tsonagraben, Csanagraben and Tsanagraben. Very rarely mentioned pre-1789, therefore early surnames can be located only from that time onwards.

Surnames of Tschanigraben 1789-1802: NEUBAUER, ARTINGER, STUIBER, KROBATH, SVETALICS, KÖPPEL (KEPPEL), PAMER, BRUNER, JOST, MULZET, NIKLES, MEHLMAUER, FALUSI, TAKERER, KONRATH (KONRAD), ZIMITZ.

The FALUSI are known to have lived in Güssing throughout the 17th century. The dead, like those of Inzenhof, were originally buried near the St. Emerich church, and children went to school in St. Emerich (Szent Imre). Since 1893 Tschanigraben has its own cemetery. At that time, the school had already been established in house nr. 6.

First teacher was Godefried LOTH, who died 28 Apr 1858 aged 65. Further teachers: 1858-62 Michael NEUBAUER (teacher of Tsch. and Inzenhof), around 1864 Michael GLÜCKSHOFER (only in Inzenhof). His successors were Ida KERSCHBAUM, Franz JOST (after 1870), Johann SCHREDNER (in the 1880ies), MAYER, Andreas LOIKITS (until 1895). From 1895 onwards the children went to school in Inzenhof.

Inhabitants: 1812 - 151; 1929 - 189

Source: Dr. Josef Loibersbeck's series "Um den Eisenberg", published in "Volk und Heimat" 3/1957; summarized and translated by Albert Schuch 10 Nov 1999

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