Rohrbrunn

The former BATTHYANY castle in 1930 owned by Wilhelm TILL from Vienna. In 1524 the village "Nádkuth" (Rohrbrunn) was given to Franz BATTHYANY, consisting of 7 farms. In 1599 the Batthyanys already owned 20 houses in Rohrbrunn. In 1605 the BOCSKAY rebels destroyed almost the whole village (most villages in the Güssing area met the same fate!).

Number of inhabitants: 1802: 357 (354 Catholics, 3 Lutherans), 1812: 371 (367 Catholics, 4 Lutherans), 1856: 452 (450 Catholics, 2 Lutherans), 1930: 750 (748 Catholics, 2 Lutherans; in 99 houses).

22 casualities in WW I, plus 2 missing in action and 7 war-related deaths in hospitals.

In 1930 9 inhabitants in America.

Rohrbrunn has always been a part of Deutsch Kaltenbrunn parish.

Teachers: Josef KIRMANN (1851-99), Franz HOLPER (1899-1925), Rudolf SCHUH (1925-30), second teacher Pauline SCHUH nee HAIDER (since 1922).

(source: V+H Nr. 12-13/1958)

Übersetzung (c) Burgenland Bunch

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