Einbeck District
The district of Einbeck was a district in the department of the Leine in the Kingdom of Westphalia . It was formed by the Royal Decree of December 24, 1807 and existed until 1813.
territory
In the north the district bordered on Kurhannover (from 1810 on the Aller department ), in the northeast on the Hildesheim district , in the east on the Goslar district , in the southeast on the Osterode district , in the south the Göttingen district , in the southwest on the Höxter district and in the northwest to the district of Rinteln .
When it was established by the Royal Decree of Hieronymus Napoleon, 69,325 people in 144 parishes lived in this district . 96% of the people were of the Lutheran faith. The total area of the district was 22.65 mi² (approx. 1246 km²). After the territorial changes of 1810, 61,163 people lived there in 18.34 square miles .
organization
The sub-prefecture was in Einbeck . The sub-prefect of the district was the judiciary and later Bettmarer Kreisamtmann Carl Friedrich Pini until 1811. He was supported by the secretary Walter.
The courts of justice were in Einbeck (two courts of peace), Dassel, Delligsen, Eschershausen, Fürstenberg, Gandersheim, Greene, Halle, Holzminden, Markoldendorf, Rotenkirchen, Seesen, Stadtoldendorf, Westerhof.
Cantonal division
The district of Einbeck was divided into the following 15 cantons.
| Canton | Kantonmaire | Residents | Area in mi² |
|---|---|---|---|
| The same | Son of Friedrich Christian Ernst August von Rauschenplat on Juliusburg | 5024 | 1.67 |
| Delligsen | Ernst von Meltzing (?) | 5833 | 1.63 |
| Einbeck (country) | Konrad Siemers | 3000 | 1.07 |
| Einbeck | Georg David Ernst | 5080 | 0.16 |
| Eschershausen | Johann Friedrich Karl Seulcke | 5702 | 2.35 |
| Furstenberg | Kuntze | 3366 | 1.08 |
| Gandersheim | Johann Konrad Ude | 6806 | 1.82 |
| Greene | Körber | 3277 | 1.13 |
| Hall (until 1810) | 3608 | ||
| Holzminden | Househusband | 6263 | 2.37 |
| Markoldendorf | from Zielberg | 5141 | 0.63 |
| Rotenkirchen | Friedrich Thedel Johann von Dassel on Hoppensen and Wellersen | 4682 | 1.71 |
| Seesen | Brinkmeyer | 7709 | 2.38 |
| Stadtoldendorf | Anton Julius Ludwig Bach (?) | 6083 | 1.59 |
| Westerhof | Rode | 5613 | 2.44 |
Changes to the cantonal division from 1810
The legal bulletin of June 16, 1809 led to various reorganizations between the cantons. The canton of Halle only existed until 1810.
Further development
Places in this district that had belonged to the Hildesheim monastery or Kurhannover before 1807 came to the Kingdom of Hanover , where they were administered in the offices of the Landdrostei Hildesheim . The formerly Brunswick places did not come to the Kingdom of Hanover, but to the Duchy of Brunswick .
literature
- Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe (Ed.); Project Westphalian History: "Royal Decree, whereby the division of the kingdom into eight departments is ordered", with: "Directory of the departments, districts, cantons and communes of the kingdom", 1807 (PDF; 5.1 MB)
- Law bulletin of the kingdom of Westphalia ..., Volume 2, issues 18–31, 1809
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Royal Decree, which orders the division of the kingdom into eight departments . List of the departments, districts, cantons and communes of the kingdom. In: Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe (Ed.): Bulletin des lois du Royaume de Westphalie, Vol. I (1807) No. 6 . ( PDF 4.9MB [accessed April 5, 2013]). In the Royal Decree of December 24, 1807, various buildings outside the towns and villages such as domains (manors), monasteries, mills, watchtowers and hamlets were listed.
- ↑ a b c Friedrich Justin Bertuch (Ed.): General geographical ephemeris . With charts and copper. Volume six and thirtieth. Publishers of the Landes-Industrie-Comtoir, Weimar 1811, p. 49 ( full text in Google Book Search [accessed April 5, 2013]).
- ^ A b Court and State Handbook of the Kingdom of Westphalia . Hahn brothers, Hanover 1811, p. 174 ( full text in Google Book Search [accessed April 5, 2013]).
