Joseph SIDERITS

ABT 1850 - ____

• OCCUPATION: Farmer
  1870
• BIRTH: ABT 1850, Stegersbach, Austria, Hungary

1. +Edward SIDERITS

INDEX

[N1094]
Source: Dr. Josef Loibersbeck's series "Um den Eisenberg", published in "Volk und
Heimat" 4-8/1958; summarized and translated by Albert Schuch 10 Nov 1999

Stegersbach (Hungarina: Szentelek)
Largest community of the G©ossing district (in 1930!), consisting of the core
village
plus areas called Steinriegel, Schoada, Vorstadt, H©ohnerzipf, Steinbach,
Bergler-H©Puser, Schinderische H©Puser, Graben and Zigeunerlager.

Village name first mentioned in 1289 ("Stegraifebach"). Stegersbach had a
"Drei©igstamt" (customs office; the "Dreissigst" was the 30th part of the value of the
goods). From the time of the Croatian settlement (16th century) until 1861
Stegersbach consisted of two separate communities, each with a "Richter" of its
own. In 1650, Michael WENSITS was Richter of Croatian Stegersbach, while
Thomas RATH was Richter of German Stegersbach.

Especially the Croats owned many horses and worked as carters, they travelled as far as Triest and Fiume.

Cholera (epidemic disease) in 1832 killed many.

Again in 1849 80 inhabitants died of Cholera from 8 July to 24 August.

In 1874 the whole "German part" of Stegersbach (52 houses and the St. Antonius
chapel) burned down.

The local BATTHYANY estate was - like in Rauchwart - sold to Comtess
Theodora KOTTULINSKY in 1892 (from Prince Alfred de MONTENUOVO, son of
Prince Wilhelm de MONTENUOVO and Comtess Juliane BATTHYANY). The
Stegersbach estate was also subsequently sold to the same Budapest bank. The bank
sold the land to local farmers in small pieces.