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Jennersdorf
Village of 2270 residents in the Jennersdorf district.

Includes Grieselstein, Henndorf, Rax. Total pop. 4125, houses 1409. All services. District and municipal offices. High school, Polytechnic Inst., RR station. South on route 57, Southeast of Fürstenfeld, Styria.

Bürgermeister names from 1914, Dax, Hirtenfelder, Fiedler, Maurer, Thomas, Brückler. Secretaries, Neubauer, Reiger, Dirnbeck, Silberbauer, Scheuhammer, Faustenhammer, Werkovits.

District of Jennersdorf includes Deutsch Kaltenbrunn, Eltendorf, Heiligenkreuz, Königsdorf, Minihof-Liebau, Mogersdorf, Mühlgraben, Neuhaus a. Klausenbach, Rudersdorf, St. Martin an der Raab, Weichselbaum.

Mentioned in records as early as AD 1183, but Roman graves found in the area.

Family History Library microfilms:
Catholic: Római Katólikus Egyház, Gyanafalva [FHL INTL Films 700669 - 70]
Civil: Gyanafalva (Vas). Anyakönyvi Hivatal [FHL INTL Films 700294 - 99]

In 1899-1904: Small community of 2054 inhabitants; chair district Szentgotthard; Court of Justice in Szombathely; district court Szent-Gotthárd.

Businesses & Proprietors:
Bank- u. Creditinstitute (Bank & Credit Institute): Gyanafalvaitakarékpénztár részvénytársaság (Sparcassa)
Cementwarenfabr. (Cement goods manufacturer): Thomas Alois
Lebzelter (Nuremberg gingerbread baker): Fischl Jos., Striny Carl
Spezerei-, Eisen- u. Gemischtwarenhdl. (Spices Hardware & Groceries Merchant): Armuth Heinrich, Hirczi Josef, auch Käse- u. Weinhdl. (also Cheese & Wine dealer) (Filiale, Centrale in Kristyán), Hurzy Josef, Kettner Ferencz, Weber Sigmund, Wurditsch Paul
Weinhdl. (Wine merchant): Thomas Franz

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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