Office Balve
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Coordinates: 51 ° 20 ' N , 7 ° 52' E |
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| Basic data (as of 1974) | ||
| State : | North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Administrative region : | Arnsberg | |
| Circle : | Arnsberg | |
| Area : | 117.5 km 2 | |
| Residents: | 10,616 (1961) | |
| Population density : | 90 inhabitants per km 2 | |
| Office structure: | 12 municipalities | |
The Amt Balve existed between the 14th and the beginning of the 19th century as part of the Duchy of Westphalia . Under Prussian rule , the office of Balve continued until the municipal reform in 1975. After that, it was partly in the towns of Balve , Neuenrade, Menden, Hemer and Sundern.
history
The Balve office can be traced back to the 14th century and, in addition to the town of Balve, also consisted of several parishes and peasant communities .
In 1802 the office of Balve and the Duchy of Westphalia were taken over by Hessen-Darmstadt. After an administrative reform in 1811, the city of Balve, the city of Allendorf, the freedom Hagen, the freedom Affeln , the freedom Langscheid and the districts of Garbeck, Küntrop, Altenaffeln , Langenholthausen, Beckum, Volkringhausen, Hövel, Holzen vorm Lür, Stockum and Amecke belonged to the area of the Balve Office. In 1817, one year after the transition to Prussia, the office was assigned to the Arnsberg district . In addition, the communities Asbeck, Blintrop, Eisborn and Mellen were added, while Allendorf, Hagen and Langscheid were detached. In 1969 Küntrop was assigned to the city of Neuenrade. The Balve office remained in the Arnsberg district until it was dissolved in 1975. In 1961 the office had an area of 117.5 km² and 10,616 inhabitants.
coat of arms
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Divided and split below, above growing in silver, Saint Peter in red robe with a golden key in his right hand and a golden book in his left; at the bottom split by silver and blue, at the front half a black cross, at the back a half silver, gold-armored eagle.
The coat of arms is taken from an old court seal of the Balve office from 1550. Saint Peter is the patron saint of the Archdiocese of Cologne and the half black cross stands for the former affiliation to the Electoral Cologne Duchy of Westphalia. The half eagle and the colors blue-silver remind us that Balve belonged to the county of Arnsberg until 1368. The official approval took place on March 5th, 1957. |
Officials
Officials or Drosten had been members of the von Schüngel noble family since the end of the 14th century . These were later replaced by the nobles von Hatzfeld. Then the von Wrede appointed the bailiffs. From 1685 until the end of the Duchy of Westphalia, the von Landsberg owners of the office.
- 1341: Johannes called Wreden
- 1392: Albert von Böckenförde called von Schüngel, Drost
- 1418: Heydenreich and Albert de Schungele, brothers
- 1495/1498: Henneke von Hanxleden
- 1539/1557: Henneke (Hennich) Schüngel
- 1570–1600: Hermann von Hatzfeld
- 1605: Stephan Wrede zu Melschede
- 1665: Ferdinand von Wrede zu Melschede
- 1742: Ferdinand von Landsberg
- 1755–1785: Clemens August von Landsberg
- 1785–1800: Paul Joseph von Landsberg
- 1800 -: Engelbert von Landsberg
- 1807–1810: Franz Schultes
- 1810–1816: Ferdinand Hörster
- 1859–1871: Johann Wilhelm Plaßmann
Noble estates in the 16th century
In the area of the Balve office in 1560 there were manors of the following gentlemen according to the Westphalian equestrian book:
- Hermann von Hatzfeld , Lord of Wildenburg, bailiff of Balve (House Wocklum)
- Arndt Schüngell zu Wockelheim (Wocklum)
- Caspar von Plettenbergh zu Holthausen (House Langenholthausen)
- Gerdt Wrede zur Sorpe
- Johann von der Recke zu Mellen
- Johann von Melschede zu Garbecke (Garbeck House)
- Cordt Wrede to Melschede
- Weigandt von Hanxlede zu Herdringen
- Johann von Hanxlede zu Eißborn (from Haxthausen to Haus Eisborn)
literature
- Manfred Schöne: The Duchy of Westphalia under Hesse-Darmstadt rule 1802–1816 , Olpe 1966.
Web links
- More about the Balve office, which expired in 1975
- More about the historical office of Balve before 1811
Individual evidence
- ^ A. Ludorff: The architectural and art monuments of the Arnsberg district, Münster 1906, reprint Warburg 1994, p. 18.
- ^ A b Eduard Belke, Alfred Bruns, Helmut Müller: Communal coats of arms of the Duchy of Westphalia, Arnsberg 1986, p. 132; ISBN 3-87793-017-4 .
- ↑ Ludorff p. 46.
- ↑ Manfred Wolf: The documents of the Oelinghausen monastery - Regesten, Fredeburg 1992, p. 147 No. 347
- ^ Heinrich Josef Deisting: Die Werler Amtsdrosten 1300–1805, in: SüdWestfalenArchiv. State history in the former Electoral Cologne Duchy of Westphalia and the County of Arnsberg, Arnsberg 2005, p. 10ff
- ↑ Manfred Wolf: The documents of the Oelinghausen monastery - Regesten, Fredeburg 1992, p. 216 No. 564
- ↑ Manfred Wolf: The documents of the Oelinghausen monastery - Regesten, Fredeburg 1992, p. 295 No. 816 and p. 297 No. 823
- ↑ Manfred Wolf: The documents of the Oelinghausen monastery - Regesten, Fredeburg 1992, p. 319f No. 905 and p. 329 No. 934
- ↑ Ludorff p. 45.
- ↑ Manfred Wolf: The documents of the Oelinghausen monastery - Regesten, Fredeburg 1992, p. 354 No. 1009f
- ↑ Manfred Wolf: The documents of the Oelinghausen monastery - Regesten, Fredeburg 1992, p. 368f No. 1052
- ↑ Franz Honselmann: Sauerländisches Familienarchiv, unaltered reprint Paderborn 1983, p. 134.
- ↑ a b c Helmut Müller: The Territorial Archive of the Duchy of Westphalia Vol. 1, Münster 2006, p. 175.
- ↑ a b Schöne p. 171.