Neustift bei Güssing

In 1604 Count Franz BATTHYANY took a loan from two (free) inhabitants of Neustift bei Güssing, from the wife (or widow) of Hans GRÖLLER and from RAYMIS aka Stefan KULCSAR. A document signed by Count Christoph BATTHYANY in 1669 tells us
that Stefan KULCSAR received one "sessio" of the village land, on which he built himself a house; his (tax-)free status was to last until the BATTHYANY paid pack the debt; neighbour to this "sessio" was (in 1669 ?) a person named Nikli ILLIG. This 1669-document was handed out to Jakob RAYMIS, grandson of Stefan KULCSAR and his wife Frondl (= Veronika)
CZIGNER and their children.

Neustift bei Güssing was burned down in 1605 by the BOCSKAY-rebels.

Baptism records from 1669-1699 give the following names for people born in Neustift: BAUER, PAL, NIKLES, SVALLES, DRAXLER, INGESICS, FERSINGER, WILLISCH, POSCH, NIKICS (NIKITSCHER), NÖR, GIBISINGER, HANNS, KNOR, NICHAL, WEBER, HAFNER, SCHWEITZER, JÖRG, MINZEG, PUM, PHILESMERTY, MICHEL, GRÖLLER, PEINGURL, GREGER, MAYR, ILING, JAGADICS, RADIS, STIMPERGER, TAPLER, PETANOVICS, FUX, FIDLER, HIGECS, HOFER, PREINER, PRENNER, RÄMITZ, MOR, FISCHL, BERTL, WECHSLER, REMISCH, PEIDEL, JANESPACHER, NISTOZ, HOSENPURGER, STUMPER, RADANOVICZ, JANOS, NOCHLOCH, KNAUS, WÄLIZ, RABATH, GABER, KEMETER, KOCHER (KUCHER), JANI, OGNER,
NICHAS, JÖRG, GITTERSDORFF, KAMERLE (HAMMERLE?), HAS, GROGEL, EDERER, WALSINGER, PUNCH, KOBER, RATZ, PHILES, VIERHÖSL, JAKADICZ, JÄVISPACHER, SCHUSJ, SARGER, PEK, SCHMERDL, STADINGER, POSCH, BOTNCZ (BODISCH?), LESSL, WELFINGER, SCHERMANN, REISINGER, DONOVICZ, FISCHER, GRIEBBAUER, HEISLER, GILI, JAGODICZ, HANCZEL, SIMONSICZ, BUSLINGER, HASENPAUER, KURTZ, BELACZ, SCHNEIDER, REICHER, STUBENVOLL, ADAM, SIMECZ, SCHMIED, HEILIMANN, PEITL, MENDICZ.

1580-1634 a part of the inhabitants were Lutherans, belonging to the Kukmirn parish; the Catholics belonged to Güssing parish, were also buried there until around 1800. Neustift bei Güssing already had a chapel with a bell in 1757, later they acquired a second bell. Both were taken away during WW I. In 1922 three bells were bought, 2 from the Catholics, 1 from the Lutherans, with the help of American emigrants.

The Catholic school can be traced back to 1799, when "Ludirektor" (teacher) Franz STRASSER died, aged 40. On 10 Apr 1828 Anna KOCHER, daughter of "the former teacher" died. We know more about the third "Ludimagister" Michael MÜLL: He wrote a "Rechenbuch" (mathematics book) in Neustift on 9 July 1824; from 1824-1829 three of his children were born here; in 1832 he was teacher in Inzenhof, then in Urbersdorf, where from 1837-1843 four of his children were born. In 1843 Johann RUISZ was teacher in N., he had 8 children from 1844-1857. Other teachers: 1893-1900 Paul WESZELOVITS, 1900-1923 Emerich PRENNER; 1923-? Stefan SCHMAL.

The Lutheran school started in 1824. Known teachers: 1861-79 Johann Georg OCHSENHOFER; 1879-82 Theophil LUIPERSBECK; 1882-1923 Alexander KURZ; 1923-? Tobias BRUCKNER.

Names of Gypsy families are (in 1929) SARKÖZI, BARANYAI and HORVATH.
They can be traced back to the 18th century.

(source: V+H Nr. 22/1956-1/1957)
Übersetzung (c) Burgenland Bunch