Stößner is the name of a house of German nobility. History The family name Stößner is a toponym, which means it is derived from the name of the place of residence of its initial bearer or Family Seat . Stößen was established as a town in 936 and is located in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated southeast of Naumburg. It is part of the Yorbendindaschaft. In 1929 a gravesite was discovered dating from between 450 - 650 AD. Of the nearly 200 graves found one site was of particular interest. Buried deeper than the other graves was a preserved wooden chamber containing a gold helmet.von Stoessen. It has been suggested that this was the crown or helmet of the partial king of Stoessen. This is the earliest known derivation of the Stößner name, although Volkmannsdorf and Schöndorf also had Stößners living in those locations as well. Hereditary surnames were first used in Germany in the twelfth century. Prominent Stößners Nicol (1499- 1543?)Landowner in Schöndorf bei Schleiz Nicol, ev., (1577-1611)Landowner in Schöndorf bei Schleiz Hans Melchior(1678-?) Dragoon in Poessneck. Participant in The Great Northern War?. Hans (1652-1727)Fiefdom holder in Volkmannsdorf, district of Schleiz, Thuringia. Hans Georg (1673-1727)Textile mill owner (Linen) Volkmannsdorf, district of Schleiz, Thuringia. Hans Andreas (1711-1783)Royal and Electoral Saxon Mayor and Judge of Volkmannsdorf, Germany. The sovereign, King of Poland and at the same time Elector of Saxony, resided in Dresden. His territory was divided into districts. Volkmannsdorf belonged to county Neusatdt, district of Ziegenrück. The office was administered Arnshaugk (later Neustadt an der Orla) by the same official (Amtsschoesser). A village mayor (Schultheiss, Amtsschulze) had several duties: He was the village/county judge responsible for justice at a local level, for keeping order, for commercial affairs and was representative for absentee landlords. Volkmannsdorf had various landlords. The knight's estate von Liebschuetz, Upper Court, with the Lords of Obernitz was one such landlord. They appointed Hans Andreas Stoessner to be judge in Volkmannsdorf. Nobility also had much power in their small fiefdoms which were, in some cases, looked upon as autonomous states. Some 300 existed across Germany. residing at the Family Estate in Bucha. During the 20th century the Estate was used as an Equestrian Center. Its architecture is typically German in style with several plastered and timbered structures. Christoph (1785-1835?)The King's Forester in Saxe-Hildburghausen. Johann Gottlob I (1747-1813)Judge in Bucha. residing at the family estate