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Rauchwart
Village of 460 residents in the Güssing district.

One of the oldest settlements of the Güssing district, probably founded by Hungarian border guards.

Inhabitants in 1756 [note: probably should read 1750]: Georg MARINKOVITS (Richter), Michael PAUER, Martin MARX, Matthias KREUTZER, Matthias HOANDL, Matthias KANAPES, Michael BOJESICS, Michael ERKINGER (Geschworene); surnames: PAUER, KAPETZKY, MURLASITS, PEISCHEL, POMPER, KREUTZER, ERKINGER, BOJCICS, KASSANICS, HOADL, GASSIAN, HOANTZL, KRAMMER, MARX, WAGNER, KHARBERGER, NOVAKOVITS, KANAPES, EBERHARDT, WEBER, GRAFF, BADTER, STEINER, FRIEMANN, KOLLERICH, NIKISCHER, RICHTER, MARINKOVICH, TSCHANDL, SLOKLIKLOVITS, HUSNER, DROBICS, LAGLER, TROPFEL, STÖBER, HOBELITSCH, SISSINGER, PUFF, SALLAMON, RADOSTICS, GROSZBAUER, KRANTZ, HOCHHOFFER, KLEMENDT, HADL, MARAKOVITS, HIRSCHBÖCK, KOBERICS.

In 1848 Anton HANZ was drafted; instead of him, his brother Johann went into the army against the payment of 80 florins; Anton also vowed to support Johann, in case he would return physically handicapped from his military service.

In 1900 36 houses burned down.

Comtess Theodora KOTTULINSKY bought the local BATTHYANY estate in 1892, sold it to a Budapest Bank. In 1917 Anton HIRSCH bought most of it.

Inhabitants: 500 in 1812; 490 in 1832, plus 140 "in den Bergen" (in the (surrounding) hills) = 630; 887 in 1929 (in 135 houses).

Part of St. Michael parish, church built in 1853.

Teacher Josef HEIM married the widow Theresia SAURING on 11 Apr 1812. Other teachers and notaries: Johann SZAKATSY (notary 1829-42), THOMEDITS (notary 1842), Johann WEBER (notary 1846), G. TITZ (notary 1848-50), Josef KORSCHINEK (teacher and notary 1851-53), HANDLER (teacher and notary 1881), Theodor MERKL (1881-84), Johann TRINKL (1884-86), Anton HORVATH (1886-93), Karl BEIDL (1893-1913), (1913-) Koloman KÖNIGSHOFER. Teachers of the second class: Franziska GARAUS (1908-12), Anna KÖNIGSHOFER nee KOLLER (1912-). [note: Anna & Koloman KÖNIGSHOFER were the grandparents of BB-member Fritz KÖNIGSHOFER.]

Source: Dr. Josef Loibersbeck's series "Um den Eisenberg", published in "Volk und Heimat" 19-20/1957; summarized and translated by Albert Schuch 10 Nov 1999

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