Office Spangenberg

Landgraviate of Hessen-Kassel
Office Spangenberg
main place	Spangenberg
founding	1350
resolution	1821
Incorporated into	Melsungen district
Villages and hamlets	36
Cities	1

The Spangenberg Office of the Landgraviate of Hesse was entrusted with the administration of the courts and landgrave properties in the vicinity of the city of Spangenberg .

Geographical location

Adjacent offices were

in the north the Lichtenau office ,
in the north-east of the officially free place Waldkappel ,
in the west the Melsungen office ,
in the east the office of Bischhausen ,
in the southwest the office Homberg (Efze) ,
in the south the Rotenburg (Fulda) and
in the southeast the office of Sontra .

founding

The first information about an office in the area around Spangenberg was recorded in the 13th century. In 1350 Hermann IX sold. von Treffurt Burg, Amt and Stadt Spangenberg , with the Haydau Monastery in Altmorschen , which he founded in 1235 , to Landgrave Heinrich II of Hesse for a total of 8,000 silver marks.

The Spangenberg office was created in the same year through the merger of the former courts of Morschen , Mörshausen , Schemmern and Auf der Landena with the Spangenberg rule.

Associated places

The following localities belonged to the Spangenberg office, divided into four courts:

Morschen court (Altmorschen court)

Altmorschen , Haydau Monastery , Neumorschen , Konnefeld , Heina , Binsförth , Wichte , today's Fahre domain and the Grüneismühle in the Beisetal.

Mörshausen court (Mörshausen court)

Mörshausen , Bergheim , Elbersdorf , Kaltenbach , Günsterode , Schnellrode , Gut Halbersdorf , Vockerode-Dinkelberg and Weidelbach . (Vockerode, Dinkelberg and Weidelbach were handed over from the Lichtenau Office to the Spangenberg Office in 1530 , in exchange for which Quentel went to the Lichtenau Office.)

Court "Auf der Landena" (court places Herlefeld and Pfieffe)

Pfieffe , Landefeld , Nausis , Metzebach , Herlefeld , Obergude , Niedergude and Bischofferode .

"Schemmermark" dish

Schemmern , Burghofen , Gehau , Hetzerode , Mäckelsdorf , Eltmannsee , Stolzhausen , Heyerode and Diemerode . (The name "Schemmermark" comes from the fact that the residents of this court formed a market cooperative .)

Administrative reform and dissolution in 1821

In 1821 there was an administrative and territorial reform in the Landgraviate of Hesse. In the course of this reform, the offices were dissolved, with the majority of the office in Spangenberg being transferred to the newly created district of Melsungen . The district Eschwege were, incorporated Gehau, Hetzerode, Mäkelsdorf, Eltmansee and pride Hausen Schemmern Burghofen. The localities of Obergude, Niedergude, Heyerode and Diemerode came to the district of Rotenburg . The Spangenberg Justice Office was set up to handle jurisdiction.

literature

Kurt Knierim: Spangenberg. Small town history and small town history , Spangenberg magistrate, 2000