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Eltendorf
Village of 550 residents in the Jennersdorf district.

Families listed in the 1750-Urbarium: 6 GIBISER; 4 SIMANCZ, GAAL; 3 PFEIFFER, WEBER, KEFER, PLESL, WIESNER; 2 TAPLER, RÖSLER, SPIRK, POSCH, KANTZ, ZODL, SIMEISTER, HEILIMANN; 1 HOLLER, GRASL, EBERHARD, MARX, HEBER, LASS, KERN, WIRTH, GRÖLLER, LANG, MERTH, FISCHL, KÖNIG, SCHERMANN, JOST, KURZ, STEIDL. Söllner-families: 2 HEILIMANN; 1 WAGNER, PEHMANN, BRAUN, BEITL, STEIFF, DEX, RIENER.

Quarrels between the inhabitants and the "Panduren" (policemen) during the "Kommassierung" (land surveying following the abolishment of the "Grundherrschaft").

Since ca. 1860 a "Kreisarzt" (district physician) resides in Eltendorf. The first one was a man named GRASL. 4 physicians in 1930: Dr. Alois ZANIN (Kreisarzt), Dr. Ludwig ZIEGELBAUER, Dr. Elise ZIEGELBAUER (DDS), Dr. Albin GÜNTHER (veterinarian).

Number of inhabitants: 1779: 135 Catholics, 376 Lutherans; 1812: 150 C, 519 L; 1930: 714 inhabitants in 141 houses.

Catholics: Children go to school in Königsdorf.

Lutherans: Increased in number around 1600, when Styrian refugees arrived. Belonged to Zahling parish until ca. 1650, then to Königsdorf until ca. 1671. In 1783 a parish was established in Eltendorf. Church records start in November 1783 (including the Lutherans of Königsdorf, Rudersdorf, Poppendorf, Heiligenkreuz, Raabfidisch, Oberradling, Güssing, Neuhaus, Tauka, Liba, Minihof, Mühlgraben and Krottendorf).

In 1792 Neuhaus became an independent parish, in 1990 Ober- and Unterradling became parts of the new Sankt Gotthard parish, in 1922 Raabfidisch followed.

Pastors in Eltendorf: Daniel KLEMENT (1783-1804), Johann HOLNDONNER (1804-43), Franz UNGER (1843-66), Karl TOMKA (1866-1908), Alexander EBENSPANGER (1909-30). Lutheran teachers: Samuel BECK (1787-93), Christoph WUKY (1793-1821), Michael KNÖBEL (1821-69), Friedrich BENEDEK (1869-1911), Samuel BAUER (1911-29), Adalbert KARNER (1929-30). 73 pupils in 1930.

Source: Dr. Josef Loibersbeck's series "Um den Eisenberg", published in "Volk und Heimat" 7/1959; summarized and translated by Albert Schuch 10 Nov 1999

Family History Library microfilms:
Lutheran: Evangélikus Egyház, Körtvélyes [VAULT INTL Films 700737 - 39]
Civil: Körtvélyes (Vas). Anyakönyvi Hivatal [VAULT INTL Films 700435 - 39]

In 1899-1904: Small community of 934 inhabitants; chair district Szentgotthárd; Court of Justice in Szombathely; district court Szentgotthárd.

Businesses & Proprietors:
Bank- u. Creditinstitute (Bank & Credit Institute): Lapincsvölgyi önsegélyzö szövetkezet (Selbshilfsgenossenschaft)

Source: Leuchs Adressbuch, Band 18: Ungarn, Kroatien und Slavonien, 1899-1904, 9.Ausgabe
(Leuchs' Directory, Volume 18: Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia, 1899-1904, 9th Edition)

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