District Council (Duchy of Nassau)

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District councils (1849 to 1854: district council ) were representatives of the people in the Duchy of Nassau at the level of the districts or offices.

After the March Revolution in 1848, the administration in the Duchy of Nassau was reorganized. Instead of the previous 28 offices , there were now 10 district offices . For the first time, an elected representative body was set up at district office level. These district councils (this is the contemporary spelling) were determined indirectly. The municipalities elected electors , these elected the members of the district council. The election took place for an electoral term of two years.

In the era of reaction , the district offices were dissolved and they returned to the previous organization of offices. However, the district councils were retained and were now called district councils.

After the annexation of the dynasty through Prussia 1866 offices were removed and formed counties. District assemblies were set up here to represent the people .

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  • Andreas Anderhub: Administration in the Wiesbaden district 1866–1885, dissertation, p. 12 ff., Online
  • Franz-Karl Nieder: The Ducal Nassau Office of Limburg 1802 to 1866, online .

Legal bases

  • Law relating to the separation of the administration of justice from administration in the lower organization of administration of April 4, 1849 (VOBl. Num. 11 of April 14, 1849, pp. 87-96).
  • Law of November 25, 1851 and July 24, 1854 (reprinted in Neues Nass. Bürgerbuch, Vol. 1, 1861, pp. 22–35 and Vol. 4, 1861, pp. 116–24).