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Rudersdorf
Village of 1560 residents in the Jennersdorf district.

Around 1600, possible settlement of expelled Styrian Lutherans.

Families listed in 1750-Urbarium: 17 BAUER; 7 BRUNNER, SCHNECKER, KÖNIG; 6 UNGER; 5 WINTER, SOPPER; 4 LUIPESPECKER; 3 STROBL, WAGNER, HEIBERGER, MONDSCHEIN, EICHINGER; 2 KOBER, DEUTSCH, KNIEDL, FREISMUTH, LEWITSCH, HOLLER, BRAUN, HIERTZER, KOHL, SCHMALDIENST; 1 TALKNER, GRAFF, ROSMANN, KRITTLER, REICHL, PAMER, SCHOBER, HEIMAT, KRIEGER, ROTHBRAUN, FEIERTAG, GANTZFUSZ, WOLF, TRETTER, KAINZ, KARNER, TASCHLER, KREUTZER, SCHULTER, HEIDENWOLF, ROTH, FISCHL, WIRTH, CHRISTIAN, HÜTTER, MANDL, KAINDL, WEBER.

Fires in 1857 and 1863 (with 20-30 burned houses).

Number of inhabitants: 1802: 618 Catholics, 230 Lutherans; 1832: 1030 Catholics, 206 Lutherans; 1856: 930 Catholics, 230 Lutherans; 1930: 1234 Catholics, 323 Lutherans.

Catholics belonged to Deutsch Kaltenbrunn parish until 1928, have their own parish since this year.

Catholic teachers: Michael KÖNIG (-1872), Andreas SCHLÖGEL (1872-74), Josef NIKO (1874-1907), Matthias TOMSCHITSCH (1907-14), Alois POPP (1914-30), in 1930 also Elisabeth MODLY and Otto ROTH.

Lutherans belong to Eltendorf parish since 1783.

Lutheran teachers: Johann ERNST (1886-93), Johann KARNER (1893-1930).

Dr. Medardus Josef KOHL, born 5 Nov 1859 in Rudersdorf # 5 became a bishop in Hungary. The establishment of an independent Catholic parish was only made possible by his donations. He died in 1928.

Source: Dr. Josef Loibersbeck's series "Um den Eisenberg", published in "Volk und Heimat" 3-4/1959; summarized and translated by Albert Schuch 10 Nov 1999

Family History Library microfilms:
Civil: Radafalva (Vas). Anyakönyvi Hivatal [VAULT INTL Films 700489 - 98]

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