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Zahling
Village of 440 residents in the Jennersdorf district.

Families listed in the 1693-Urbarium: 2 JOST, PAIDL, KAMEDLER; 1 PUMMER, WISNER, KRANZ, POAN, SCHREINER, HARTNER, UNGER, KURZ, JANGER, MARTIN, VALICS, SCHWARZ, HARTL, MUER, GSELMANN. Söllner-families: 2 GIBISER; 1 STANGLHOFFER, MARTH, PUMMER, FISCHL. Söllner-families in the vineyard-hills: 4 DEX, FISCHL; 2 MELCHART, KREUZER, POAN, PECZ, SCHWESTER; 1 FIDLER, MEER, SINMEISTER, PFEIFER, SUMMERANER, HEDL, ASTL, LIPP, KREUZER, POAN, PECZ, SCHWARZ, SCHLETTER, DECKER, BINK, SCHERMANN, STANDL, PUMMER, ENDTLER, GRÖLLER, KURZ, SCHLEGER, KARNER, JOST, KERN, GIBISER, GRAZL, JAKES, UNGER, GÖLLES.

Number of inhabitants: 1779: 232 Catholics, 379 Lutherans; 1812: 225 Catholics, 424 Lutherans; 1930: 323 Catholics, 428 Lutherans.

Catholics: In 1698 Zahling was a parish, including Königsdorf, Dobersdorf and Eltendorf. Very old church, used to have a bell dating from the 15th century. In 1757 Zahling already was a part of Königsdorf parish. The dead of Königsdorf, Dobersdorf and Eltendorf were buried in Zahling until 1777, when Königsdorf and Dobersdorf received cemeteries of their own.

Catholic teachers in Zahling: Michael KERN (1779), Josef PREJER (1799), Johann OBERLOHR (1810-50), his son Johann OBERLOHR, Josef PLATZ (1867), Michael GLÜCKSHOFER (1877-1903), Johann POMMER (1903-06), Franz ZOTTER (1907-10), Stephan DUJMOVITS (1910-30; 1915-20 P.O.W. in Russia).

Lutherans: Pastors: Philipp SZEKOL (1619), Johann PETRASEK (1647; born in Kuttenberg, Bohemia; he had to leave in 1650 on the orders of the Batthyany-administrators Georg BOKOR and Gregor NYIRÖ). 1653-71 part of Königsdorf parish. Pastors in Königsdorf: Johann Erhard BAUER (1631 [note: must be a typo; will be eiter 1651 or 1653 - see Königsdorf article]), Friedrich Gregor GÖLDL (1654-56), Benedikt GLAUCK (1665), Samuel GERBER (1666), Johann WEISBECK (1668). Since 1783 part of Kukmirn parish. Pastors in Kukmirn: Johann SCHMIDAG (1783-93), Johann Andreas HUTTER (1793-1810), Christian WÜSTINGER (1810-28), Daniel DRUGLÁNYI (1828-32), Andreas HUBER (1832-66), Johann FÜRST (1866-78), Emanuel LUDWIG (1878-97), Johann RAJTER (1897-1930). Lutheran teachers: Ludwig HUBER (1856-58), Michael SUPPER (1858-68), Eduard MÜLLER (1868-73), Wilhelm KARNER (1873-96), Johann KIRNBAUER (1896-1917), Oskar SCHNEIDER (1917-30).

Source: Dr. Josef Loibersbeck's series "Um den Eisenberg", published in "Volk und Heimat" 6-7/1959; summarized and translated by Albert Schuch 10 Nov 1999

FamilySearch films for Lutheran church records are 700737-700739.

Page http://www.the-burgenland-bunch.org/HouseList/JE/Zahling.htm shows householder names in 1858.

Family History Library microfilms:
Catholic: Rimokatolička crkva. Župa Hum (Buzet) [VAULT INTL Film 2099894 Items 2-7]

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