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Oslip (Oszlop, old Zazlup; Kroat: Uzlop)
Community of 1224 residents in the Eisenstadt district.
Family History Library microfilms:
Catholic: Római Katólikus Egyház, Oszlop (Sopron) [VAULT INTL Film 700815 Items 3-4]
The Story of the Village of Oslip, Burgenland, Austria
(From original material by Anna Odorfer, translation by Bruce Klemens)
In the year 1300, the sons of Nikolaus Gutkeled (Ladislaus and Johann) divided the land that they jointly owned.
Ladislaus received Mayad (St. Margarethen), Scentgurg (St. Georgen), and Zazlup (now called Oslip) and Midies
(Mürbisch). After the property assessment registry of 1515, the place came under the dominion of the City of Eisenstadt.
The deaths and destruction caused by the invading Ottoman Turks in 1529 and 1532 made new colonization by settlers from
Croatia necessary in order to re-populate the area. (Certainly, though, migrant Croatians had already been settling in
the area since 1527.) The local princes and counts sought Croatians from Dalmatia to farm the land and run the estates
of the nobility. Naturally, these Croatians did not own anything, but were subjects (Untertanen) of the princes. They
didn't own any land until land reforms centuries later.
These Croatians settled entire villages in Burgenland, in which even into modern times, they kept their language,
customs and old ways. Oslip is one of these villages. Of the 36 vassal families in 1527, exactly 13 had Croatian names.
In 1569, the colonization was terminated: of 67 vassal families, 61 now had Croatian names. The Protestant teachings of
Martin Luther were rejected by these Catholic Croatian families, as well as by the other Catholic Croatian communities.
In the early 17th century, the settlers in the dominions of Eisenstadt suffered greatly in both the Bocskay (1605) and
Bethlen (1622) rebellions. The area was plundered and burned. In 1683 the Turks once again destroyed the place. The
church was burned down and countless inhabitants either died or were kidnapped. There was yet more destruction and
hardships during the Kuruzzen War (1704-1709). Many inhabitants also died from the Plague in 1713.
History of the Village Name - 1300 possessio Zazlup, 1367 Zazlop, 1392 zu Oslupp, 1409 castrum Zazlop, 1410 Uslupp, 1569
zu Oszlop, 1675 Oszlip, 1773 Oszlop/Oslop/Uslop. The official Hungarian name until 1921 was Oszlop. The Croatian name
since the 16th century was Uslop.
The Oldest Family Names (1569), Clemenschitsch, Bghhowitsch, Barlitsch, Blschkhowitsch, Bropitsch, Waschitz,
Matasowitsch, Mdwenitsch, etc. The "itsch" means the name is Croatian. It means "son of" so Clemenschitsch
means "Son of Clemens."
Population Statistics:
Year Households Inhabitants
1515 19 ?
1569 67 ?
1589 71 ?
1715 61 ?
1785 121 906
1828 139 1002
1900 247 1298
1920 255 1335
1934 290 1253
1951 313 1204
1961 325 1245
1971 356 1245
1981 405 1177
The new increase in settlers who emigrated from Croatia as a result of the Turkish Wars can be seen as follows:
Year German Croatian
Households Households
1515 19 0
1527 23 13
1569 6 61
1589 6 91
1675 20 91
Source for following: Leuchs Adressbuch, Band 18: Ungarn, Kroatien und Slavonien, 1899-1904, 9.Ausgabe
(Leuchs' Directory, Volume 18: Hungary, Croatia and Slavonia, 1899-1904, 9th Edition)
In 1899-1904: Kleinemeinde mit 1264 Einw. Stuhlbez. Kismarton, Gerichtshof Sopron, Bezirksger. Kis-Marton.
Freiw. Feuerwehrverein. (Small community with 1264 residents, Chair district Kismarton, Court of Justice Sopron,
municipal court Kis-Marton. Volunteer Fire Brigade.)
Businesses & Proprietors:
Fleischer (Butcher): Jagschich Joh.; Schrief Mathias; Schumich Ant.
Spezerei- u. Gemischtwarenhdl. (Spices and Groceries Dealer): Bauer Bernhard
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