Office Kronach

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The territory of the bishopric of Bamberg with the office of Kronach in the northeast

The office of Kronach was an office , i.e. an administrative and judicial district of the Bamberg bishopric , an imperial territory in the Holy Roman Empire . The Bamberg Monastery, which was assigned to the Franconian Empire , was a clerical principality that existed until 1802.

history

As part of the territorialization , the office was created in the 13th century from the Bamberg possessions in the area. The office, known as Hauptmannschaft since the middle of the 15th century and as Oberamt in the 18th century, was one of the largest offices of the bishopric. Officials in Kronach have been attested since the end of the 13th century. In the late Middle Ages, the office was pledged several times. In 1359 Albrecht von Puntzendorf was named as a pledgee, in 1386 the Count of Truhendingen. From 1406 to 1434 Gunther von Bünau and from 1434 to 1487 the von der Than family were pledges.

In 1802 the office of Electoral Palatinate Bavaria was occupied and annexed in anticipation of the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss . It was dissolved in 1804 and most of it was assigned to the new Kronach district court .

structure

The administration of the Office Kronach consisted of an Oberamt, a Vogteiamt , a tax office , a Centamt and a Bergamt .

Oberamt

Commanders' building of the Rosenberg Fortress, originally the seat of the chief magistrate

The office of Kronach was one of the last 18 senior offices of the bishopric. This was not associated with any higher authority than other offices. In addition to the bailiff, there was also an upper bailiff from the local aristocracy in the upper offices. In the Oberämter Kronach and Forchheim, the commandant of the respective fortress was also Oberamtmann. The commandant of the fortress Rosenberg therefore also had the function of the chief bailiff in Kronach. In 1739 the military and civil functions were separated. The new military commander was Christoph Karl Maximilian von Egloffstein , and Johann Joseph von Künsberg became the chief magistrate . The office of the senior bailiff itself was largely a sinecure at that time . The Oberamtmann was now in personal union Oberamtmann in the Office Nordhalben and in the Office Wallenfels .

Centamt

The Centamt Kronach was one of the 29 Centämter of the Hochstift Bamberg. Its high court district comprised the following village marks and localities: Asberg or Letzenberg , Bärengrund , Baiershof or Hohenwart , Berglesdorf , Bernsroth , Bieber , Bierberg , Birkach , Birnbaum , Böhlbach , Brand , Brauersdorf , Breitenloh , Buch (Weißenbrunn) , Untere- and Obere Bürg , Bug , Dennach , Dennig , Dobersgrund , Dörfles , Effelter , Eibenberg , Eichelberg , Eichenbühl (disputed with Centamt Weismain ), Eichenbühl , Eichenleithen , Eila , Eisenhammer , Ellmershaus , Entmannsdorf , Finkenflug , Flöhberg , Friedersdorf , Friedrichsburg , Friesen , Geschwend , Giessübel , Gifting , Glos mountain , Gries , Grössau , Grümpel , Grümpel , Green , Gundelsdorf , Haig , Haslach , Hellmitzberg or stress Berg , Hesselbach , Höfles , wooden house , chicken Leithe , Hummendorf , Jews digging , Judenhof , Kachelmann mountain , closet , Kaltenbuch , Kathragrub , Kestel , Knell village , Köhlersloh , Kotschersgrund , Kreuzberg , Kronach , Krugsberg , Kuhberg , Lahm , Letzenhof , Lindleinsberg , L udwigsland , New Bach , Neuenreuth , Neuenreuth at Neufang (now Wüstung) Neufang , Neukenroth , Neuses , Neutennig , Nurn , upper Rodach (dispute with the margravial advocacy Official Seibel village ), Obertennig (moot with Cent Official Weis Main), Pfaffendorf (now Wüstung) Plösenthal , Poppenhof , Posseck , Rangen , Gehülz # Rauershof , Redwitzerhöh , Reissendorf (Wüstung), Reitsch , Remitzhof , Remschlitz , Rennesberg , Reuth , Rödern , Rosenhof , Roßlach , Roßlach near Steinberg , Rottelsdorf , rucksacks , Rucksmühle , Sachspfeife , Sattel (today Wüstung) , Schafhut , Schaufel , Schleyreuth , Schlottermühle , Schnabrichsmühle , Seelabach , Seelach , Sorg , Steinberg , Steingraben , Steinwiesen , Stockheim , Tempenberg , Thonberg , Tiefenbach , Traindorf , Trebesberg , Trebesgrund , Unterbreitenloh , Unterrodach , Untertennig (disputed with Centamt Wezismain) , Weisenbrunn , Welitsch , Wildenberg with Steinenbrunn and Wustung (disputed with Centamt Burgkunstadt-Marktgraitz ), Wilhelmsthal , Winterleithen , Wolfersdorf , Zeyern , Ziegelerden and Zollscheer .

Bailiwick Office

The Vogteiamt Kronach was one of the 54  Vogteiamts of the Bishopric Bamberg. It administered the possessions of the caste office in Kronach, the cathedral capital of Bamberg, the fiefdom of Bamberg, the parishes of Kronach, Lahm and Steinwiesen, the Engelmeß- und Frühmeßstiftung Kronach and the so-called butcher's fief in the district. Its bailiwick district comprised the following village markings and localities: Baiershof or Hohenwart, Berglesdorf (disputed with the senior council of Waldenfels ), Bernsroth (disputed with the Untermerzbach manor), Birnbaum (with DGH ( village and community rule )), Brauersdorf (with DGH), Dennig , Dobersgrund, Effelter (with DGH), Eibenberg (with DGH), Eichelberg, Eichenleithen, Eila (with DGH), Eisenhammer, Friedersdorf (with DGH), Friesen (with DGH), Gifting (with DGH), Glosberg (with DGH) , Grössau (with DGH), Gundelsdorf (with DGH), Hesselbach, Höfles (with DGH), Hummenberg , Knellendorf (with DGH), Kotschersgrund, Kronach (disputed regarding the possessions of the seniorate of Waldenfels), Krugsberg, Lahm (with DGH) , Ludwigsland, Neuenreuth bei Neufang, Neufang (with DGH), Neuses (with DGH), Nurn (with DGH), Oberlangenstadt , Oberrodach, Pfaffendorf, Posseck (with DGH), Reissendorf, Reitsch (with DGH), Remitzhof, Remschlitz, Rennesberg , Rosenhof, Roßlach, Seelach (with DGH; disputed with the senior council of Heßberg ), Steinberg (with DGH), Steinwiesen (with DGH), Trebesgrund, Unterlangenstadt , Unterrodach, Weisenbrunn, Welitsch (with DGH), Winterleithen, Wolfersdorf (with DGH), Zeyern (with DGH) and Zollscheer.

Tax office

The Kronach tax office was one of the 46 tax offices of the Bamberg Monastery. It was responsible for the possessions of the caste office in Kronach, the Langheim monastery , the cathedral chapter and the fiefdom within the Kronach center, the town of Kronach (the town fiefs and the manors Haßlach and Stockheim), various parishes and foundations and the so-called butcher's fiefs. The responsibility for the taxes of the Seniorate von Waldenfels and the Seniorate von Heßberg within the Centamt Kronach were in dispute with the knightly canton of Gebürg .

The economic importance of the office for the bishopric of Bamberg was very high and was therefore listed as the Amt V class (out of 5). The tax revenue of the tax office averaged in the term of office of Peter Philipp von Dernbach (1672-1683) 8258 and in the term of office of Marquard Sebastian Schenk von Stauffenberg (1683-1693) 7357 Franconian guilders per year.

Caste office

The caste office in Kronach was one of the 24 caste offices of the Bamberg monastery.

Mining Authority

The mining law in the office of Kronach was of great economic importance. In 1244, Emperor Friedrich II Bamberg confirmed possession of the mining rights there. Initially the caste office was responsible for this. A separate mining office was set up in the second half of the 18th century . From 1796 it was subordinate to the Upper Mining College.

Office and city

The city of Kronach had its own bailiwick and manorial rights and had a special position as a mediator in office. In modern times, separate city bailiffs were often named.

Oberamtshaus

Oberamtshaus

After the function of the commandant was separated from that of the senior bailiff, a senior bailiff had to be created. For this purpose, the building at today's Klosterstrasse 1 was converted into an office building by Johann Jakob Michael Küchel from 1700 to 1742 . It is a two-storey, plastered hipped roof building in a corner position with sandstone structures. The former prince-bishop's upper office building now serves as the district administration office and is a listed building . ⊙ ⊙

Personalities

Bailiffs

  • Heinrich von Schaumburg [1386]
  • Jörg von der Than [1435]
  • Hans von der Thann [1487]

Senior officials

Bailiff

  • Joh. Friedrich Stöcker, Vogtei administrator in Kronach until 1804

See also

literature

Web links

Commons : Amt Kronach  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Claus Fackler: Stiftsadel und Geistliche Territorien 1670-1803, 2006, ISBN 978-3-8306-7268-5 , p. 85.
  2. ↑ Hermann Caspary: State, finance, economy and army in the Hochstift Bamberg: (1672 - 1693), 1976, ISBN 3877350836 , p. 377.
  3. ^ Government Gazette for the Churpfalzbaierischen Principalities in Franconia, Volume 2, 1804, p. 276, digitized