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Deutsch Tschantschendorf
Village of 500 residents in the Güssing district.

1359-1588 called Chench, 1598 Nemet Chench, after 1686 (in the Güssing church records) Tschentschendorf, Dschantschendorf, Schanzendorf, Scanzentorff, Zanchendorff, Schenzendorff, etc..

Partly destroyed during the Turkish siege of Güssing (1532). In 1604 the following members of the lesser nobility lived in D.T.: Christophorus, Matthias and Lorenz ZARKA, Nikolaus GYAYKA, Johann MIKLOS, Benedikt BALINTH, Franz MAGYAR, Leopold NEMETH, Augustin and Johann LEX, Jakob CHORO, Andreas, Ladislaus and Kaspar EÖRDEGH.

D.T.-surnames as shown in the Güssing baptism records 1669-80: SCHULER, PAUER, JAVOR, KLOBER, BOISISZ, KEGLEVICS, PANY, COLOSOVICS, WINKLER, HAUTZEL, FUX, HORVATH, FABUS, MALICS, GROSS, MUR, KALMAN, JAMERSICS, RATH, HAMERL, CSERNECSICS, DRAGOVICS, ROTT, GANGEL, LANG, KRABAT, WENDLER, SCHILLER, MATICS, MÖRR, SERARICS, THOMA, HUBER, STEINER, BLASKVICS, SCHMID, KOCH, JÖRG, MADIGACS, MÄDEL, KOLLER, FALTNER, RUSTOBONEK, HAUER, MARTON, BENTEK, KIFER, FRICZ, SCHREIBER, VICS, HUMER, GARAUS, DIENER, SOMMER, HOFER, SALAVARI, HASLINGER, OELLER, SCHUSTER, TAUBER, DUNST, KERN, VUKOVICS, ROSNER, RÖSLER, KEPEL, KLEPEIS, KNAR, JAUCZ, TAUSCHER, WALDEGGER.

The Urbarium 1745 shows: Georg HAMEDL (Richter); Hans FELBER, Michael WAGNER, Paul HAMEDL, Georg GARAUS, Hans JANDRICHICH, Hans PAUER (Geschworene); Sessionalisten (farmers) were: GROSS, GARAUS; Paul, Georg, Michael, Andreas and Hans HAMEDL; KRANTZ, KURTZ, FRISCH, SCHUSTER, SCHEINAST, WAGNER, SUPPER, PELTZMANN, JANDRICHICH, HARTMANN, PAUER, LEITNER, SALFOR, STETTNER, FÖLBER, RASNER, RATH, LACKNER, 2 SUMMER, 2 MATTHYAS; the farm of Paul GRAF was given to the teacher Franz RICHTER; Söllner were: on the Wündischberg: TAPPLER and JANY; on the Huderberg: KANEPES, MOIKISCH, HAFNER, GRAS, STETTNER; on the Haselberg: BILLER; on the Ganglberg: SASNER; on the Lakenberg: DUNST, FRISCH, MATTHYAS, GUTTMANN, WAGNER, HAMEDL, SCHUSTER.

1668-1788 church records in Güssing. From 1789 onwards D.T. was an independent parish, including Kroatisch Tschantschendorf, Tudersdorf and Tobaj. Tobaj returned to Güssing parish in 1874. New church erected in 1881, renovated 1914. Around 1910 a chapel was built with donations from American emigrants. Priests: 1822-32 Johann WÖLFER, 1832-56 Lukas KORBATSITS, 1856-68 Franz SCHMIDT, 1868-74 Josef STERR, 1884-1902 Johann ROSSMANN, 1902-17 Stefan FÜZY, 1917-22 Georg ILLES, from 1922 Vinzenz KLÖCKL.

Teachers: 1742 Georg LUKA, 1745 Franz RICHTER, 1757 Johann BERKOVICS, 1812 Georg KROBETH (from Gerersdorf, 46 y, spoke German and Croatian, had taught in Stinatz for 6 years). In 1829 Tobaj already had a school of its own, with Franz WESSELY as teacher. Further teachers in D.T.: 1832 (still ?) Georg KROBOTH, ca. 1850-77 Karl FREY, later one POLANYI, then until 1920 Stefan HAFNER, 1920-29 Karl TUNKL. From 1903 onwards also an assisting teacher (Stefan ANTHREY, later Margarethe HUBER).

A fire in the 1880s destroyed 15 houses. Inhabitants: 1812: 362 Catholics, 10 Lutherans; 1832: 491 Cath., 1 Luth.; 1850: 540; 1929: 710 (4 Jews) in 140 houses.

Source: Dr. Josef Loibersbeck's series "Um den Eisenberg", published in "Volk und Heimat" 12-14/1957; summarized and translated by Albert Schuch 10 Nov 1999

Family History Library microfilms:
Catholic: Római Katólikus Egyház, Németcsencs [FHL INTL Film 700693]

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