Office Homburg an der Werren

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The office of Homburg an der Werren was an office of the Hochstift Würzburg .

function

In the early modern period , offices were a level between the municipalities and the sovereignty . The functions of administration and jurisdiction were not separated here. The office was headed by a bailiff who was appointed by the rulers. From 1783 the Homburg office was also a central office , i.e. a high court district.

history

Homburg

All assets of the former possessions Hohenberg were 1,469 from the house Bickenbach to the Bishopric of Würzburg in the form of the Prince Bishop 's Rudolf II. Of Scherenberg , Duke of Franconia , sold. The Homburg became the official seat in 1492 and received an official .

The statistics of the Hochstift Würzburg from 1699 name 369 subjects in 9 villages. As annual revenues of the high pin out of office were taken away: estimate : 79 Reichstaler, 10 chunk and smoke pounds : 328 pounds.

After the transition to Kurpfalz-Bayern in 1802, the office was dissolved and the places were mainly assigned to the Gemünden Regional Court .

scope

At the end of the HRR , the office included the castle ruins of Homburg , Adelsberg , Bühler , Gössenheim , Harrbach , Karsbach , Münster , Sachsenheim and Wernfeld .

cent

The cent was re-formed in 1783. The Centorte were previously assigned to the Cent Karlstadt . These were the official places except Wernfeld and Karsbach.

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