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Rosenberg
In the Güssing district, is part of outer Güssing (suburb).

Located on hill 1 km west (translates "Rose hill").  Family names Pöltl, Sorger, Weber, Gerger. Attended church in Güssing and Szt. Miklos.See Güssing for civil records. Early emigrant name, Pöltl to Allentown,1890's.

This is one of the smaller villages; it has been considered part of Güssing (ausser-Stadt) for many years. Called Rosahegy (rose hill) in Hungarian, it is located on a hill southwest of Güssing (across the "fischteich" or fish farm). Mentioned as early as the 17th century (Urbar of 1635), it is described as "ausserhalb der Mauer--outside the walls." A small road leads from Rosenberg north to the Steingraben-Krottendorf road and south to old route 57 at Langzeil (another Güssing appendage). A well-traveled path once descended the hill and entered Güssing on the south side of the castle near the fish pond. In 1750, the inhabitants were Jacob ETLER, Leutenant, Georg DES, Stallungen und Meirhoff, Georg WEINHOFER, Hans WEBER, Hans TASCHNER, Hans NIKISCHER, Georg DRAXLER, Hans JANDRISEVICS, Georg KUPONICS, Georg RAMWALTER, Michael WEBER, Georg SCHREINER, Georg WALDHOFER. The "Landesaufname" (military census) of 1853 lists 28 houses and 20 barns; providing 26 men and 24 horses.

The inhabitants were "Söllner" or people without land (farms). Mostly Germans, they were mainly craftsmen or day laborers. Some had vinyards in what is known as the "Langzeiler Weingebirge," which stretches east to the fields of Kleinmürbisch and west to Neustift. The Batthyany Herrschaft Weingarten was also in this region. Rosenberg has only a small chapel, built in recent years, for worship and the inhabitants go to church in Güssing.

Mid 1800's inhabitants & house number (taken from FamilySearch church and civil records): REICHL-175, PFEIFER-178, OSEL-214, WIENHOFER-214, PÖLTL(POELTL)-215, 217, KOLLER-218, MUIK-218, OSEL-219, SCHUSTER-221, HORVATH-222, TRAUCH-222, DEUTSCH-224, WOLF-224, SORGER-225, WEBER-226, BEITL-227, DAX-228, WEINHOFFER-229, MÜHL (MUEHL)-230, ROTTENSTUMER-230, WIENHOFER-230, VUKITS-231, GERGER-232, PÖLTL-232, VUKITS-233, PÖLTL-234, BERKOVITZ-235, PÖLTL-236, BAUER-270, KROBOTH, NIKLES, NIKISCHER, SCHLEDER, TRETTER. (source-Stadterhebung Güssing-1973, Festschrift; FamilySearch microfilm 0700699-701, 0700420-430)

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