Minden District

Location in France (around 1811)

Basic data (1811)
Consist:	1807-1813
Empire :	France
Department :	Upper Ems
Sub-prefecture :	Minden
Residents:	104,808 (1811)
Structure:	10 cantons
Sub-prefect :
Absorbed in:	Kingdom of Prussia Kingdom of Hanover
Location in the department of the Upper Ems

The district of Minden was part of the department of the Weser in the French vassal state Kingdom of Westphalia from 1807 to 1810 , then from 1810 until its dissolution in 1813/14 part of the department of the Upper Ems belonging to the French Empire . The sub-prefecture was Minden .

location

Location in the department of the Weser until 1810

The district was in the northeast of the French Empire, in the southeast of the department of the Upper Ems, in northern East Westphalia , north of the Wiehengebirge and mostly west of the Weser in the Mindener Land . The largest city was Minden.

Most of the area was in what is now the North Rhine-Westphalian district of Minden-Lübbecke , a small proportion in Lower Saxony (area around Uchte , today district of Nienburg / Weser ), and from 1811 also in a larger part ( Uffeln as early as 1807) in the northwest of today 's Herford district (roughly like the former Bünde district ) and in the northern Gütersloh district (around Werther ).

structure

1807

The district was established by Royal Decree of December 24, 1807. It comprised the following cantons:

District	Population (1807)	Cantons
Minden	76.203	Haddenhausen , Hausberge , Hille , Levern , Lübbecke , Minden , Oldendorf , Petershagen , Rahden , Reineberg , Windheim

In detail, the cantons consisted of the following places (French: lieux ) and cities (French: ville ):

Canton	Cities, towns, villages, towns, dairies
Haddenhausen	Haddenhausen and Good Haddenhausen , Oberlübbe , Unterlübbe and Kolte, Rothenuffeln , Mennighüffen and neck Tern , Obernbeck , wages Beck with Beck and Uhlenburg , Wulferdingsen , Barkhausen , Aulhausen, Uphausen , Dützen , Hummelsbeck , Bölhorst , Biemke , Dehme , Volmerdingsen and Sundern , Eidinghausen , Werste
Local mountains	Hausberge , Holzhausen , Costedt , Amorkamp and Rothenhof , Vennebeck , Möllbergen , Holtrup and Vössen , Uffeln , Nammen , Kleinenbremen , Wülpke , Lerbeck , Meißen , Neesen , Schermbeck from April 1808 Todtemann , Veltheim , Eisbergen , Fülme , Lohfeld
Hille	Hille , Wiekriede and Dreierskrug, Südhemmern , Nordhemmern , Eickhorst , Holzhausen , Frotheim , Gehlenbeck (with Eilhausen ), Nettelstedt , Isenstedt
Levern	Levern , Sundern , Destel , Twiehausen , Mehnen , Wehden , Oppenwehe , Oppendorf , Westrup , Dielingen , Drone , Haldem (with Haldem Castle ), Arrenkamp , Blumenhorst, Vehlage
Luebbecke	Lübbecke , Obernfelde , goods Renkhausen and Eickel , Alswede , Hedem , Hollwinkel , Lashorst , Hüffe , Fabbenstedt , Fiestel (with Ellerburg and Gut Benkhausen ), Blasheim , Mehnen , Stockhausen with Gut Stockhausen
Minden	City of Minden
Oldendorf	Oldendorf , Offelten , Engershausen , Harlinghausen , Schröttinghausen , Getmold , Holzhausen , Heddinghausen, Börninghausen , Eininghausen
Petershagen	City of Petershagen , Eldagsen , Maaslingen , Meßlingen , Südfelde , Ovenstädt , Halle, Hävern , Friedewalde (including Himmelreich), Altenburg and Heide, Stemmern , Schluesselburg , Roden, Buchholz (including Klein-Leese), Großenheerse , Todtenhausen , Kutenhausen , Hartum , Hahlen
Rahden	Rahden , Großendorf , small village , Varl , Ströhen , Alas , Bergenhusen, Nutteln , Lange Horst , Barl , Linteln , Hahn Kamp, Tonnenheide , Schmalge , Auburg , Neustadt, Haslingen , Förlingen , Böckel
Reineberg	Domain Reineberg , Oberbauerschaft , Schnathorst , Tengern , Holsen , Bröderhausen , Hüllhorst , Ahlsen , Büttingdorf , Lengern , Quernheim with Abbey Quernheim , Klosterbauerschaft , Rehmerloh , Gohfeld and Grimminghausen, Bischofshagen, Jöllenbeck , Depenbrock, Melbergen, Löhne , Falkendiek
Windheim	Windhein , Döhren and Seelenfeld , Ilse and Wulfhagen , Jossen, Neuenknick , Rosenhagen , Gorspen and Vahlsen , Lahde , Bierde , Quetzen , Ilserheide , Raderhorst , Heimsen (with Hunerburg dairy), Ilvese , Dankersen , Hasenkamp , Frille , Wietersheim , Päpinghausen , Leteln , Aminghausen

1811

The district of Minden was largely retained when it was incorporated into France. All areas east of the Weser were given up (except for a part of Minden, roughly like the district of Rechtes Weserufer ). The canton of Windheim and the canton of Hausberge were incorporated into the Rinteln district (from 1811: Department of the Leine ). In addition, Haddenhausen, Hille, Oldendorf and Reineberg lost their function as canton capital. Their areas were added to existing cantons or part of the new cantons or the newly formed canton of Quernheim.

In turn, the district received the former to the district Rinteln (department of the Weser) belonging lamp and other cantons of Bielefeld District , the north all or part of the Werre , the Aa / Johannisbach and Schwarzenbach were, including all or part of the cantons Werther, frets, Narrow (all formerly Bielefeld district, department of the Weser). Its population increased significantly by around 30,000. Around 1811 the district was divided into the following cantons :

District	Population (1811)	Cantons
Minden	104,808	Bünde , Enger , Levern , Lübbecke , Minden , Petershagen , Quernheim , Rahden , Uchte and Werther

In detail, the cantons in 1812 consisted of the following places (French: lieux ) and cities (French: ville ), which were divided into mayor's offices (French: Mairie ) as follows . Mennighüffen has been added as the canton capital. Overall, a population of 111,644 is given for 1812.

Canton	Mairie	Cities, towns, villages, towns, dairies
Minden	Minden	City of Minden (all parts to the left of the Weser and area in a semicircle measuring 1950 meters in diameter with the center on the right-hand Weser bridge bearing)
	Dützen	Dützen, Barkhausen , Bölhorst , Häverstädt , Wedigenstein , Hummelbeck , Erbe, Aulhausen, Uphausen
	Bergkirchen	Bergkirchen, Oberlübbe , Unterlübbe , Rothenuffeln , Haddenhausen , Költe, Ellerbusch , Biemke , Luttern, Liliensiek, Heide, Eicksen, Siebenackern Költerholz, Höfen, Hilverdingen, Elfte, Lohof, Korfskamp, Meente, Maschweg
Frets	Frets	Bünde , Holsen , Muckum , Ennigloh , Dünne , Ahle , Hußen, Spradow , Werfen , Hunnebrock , Knolle
	Hiddenhausen	Hiddenhausen , Eilshausen , Lippinghausen , Oetinghausen
	Kirchlengern	Kirchlengern , Südlengern , Häver , Quernheim
	Rödinghausen	Rödinghausen , Westkilver , Ostkilver , Schwenningdorf , beers
Tighter	Tighter	Enger , Besenkamp , Belke , Steinbeck , Herringhausen , Westerenger , Siele , Dreyen , Oldinghausen , Pödinghausen
	Herford	Laar , Eickum , Diebrock , Stedefreund , Radewig , Schweicheln , Bermbeck (Note: The actual city of Herford was not French, but was in the Kingdom of Westphalia)
	Jöllenbeck	Oberjöllenbeck, Niederjöllenbeck
	Shield ash	Schildesche, Theesen with Gut Brockhagen , Brake , Vilsendorf
Levern	Levern	Levern, Sundern , Destel , Twiehausen , Mehnen
	Woes	Wehden, Oppenwehe , Oppendorf , Westrup
	Dielingen	Dielingen, Arrenkamp , Drone , Haldem , Blumenhorst
	Alswede	Alswede, Fabbenstedt , Vehlage , Hedem with Hollwinkel , Lashorst and Hüffe , Fiestel (with Ellerburg and Benkhausen )
Luebbecke	Luebbecke	Lübbecke, Obernfelde , Renkhausen , Eickel
	Blasheim	Blasheim, Mehnen , Stockhausen
	Gehlenbeck	Gehlenbeck, Nettelstedt , Frotheim , Isenstedt , Eilhausen
	Holzhausen	Holzhausen, Heddinghausen
	Borninghausen	Börninghausen, Eininghausen
	Oldendorf	Oldendorf, Engershausen , Offelten , Schröttinghausen , Harlinghausen , Getmold
Mennighüffen	Mennighüffen	Mennighüffen, Löhne with Beck , Obernbeck , Uhlenburg , Grimminghausen
	Eidinghausen	Eidinghausen, Werste
	Volmerdingsen	Volmerdingsen
	Stupid	Stupid
	Wulferdingsen	Wulferdingsen, Wolmerdingsen, Kroppeloh, Bollinghofen, Eidinghausen , Bunte, Riege, Brink, Sundern
Petershagen	Petershagen	Petershagen, Eldagsen , Maaslingen , Meßlingen , Südfelde
	Todtenhausen	Todtenhausen, Kutenhausen
	Ovenstädt	Ovenstädt, Halle, Hävern , Glißen, Westenfeld, Brüninghorstedt, Bramerloh
	Friedewalde	Friedewalde, Himmelreich, Altenburg, Heide, Stemmern , Wegholm
	Hartum	Hartum, Hahlen , Nordhemmern , Holzhausen
	Buchholz	Buchholz, Großenheerse , Kleinenherse , Langern and Diete
	Key castle	Shlisselburg, Vorburg-Shlisselburg, Röhden
	Hille	Hille, Südhemmern , Eickhorst , Wiekriede and Dreyerskrug
	Schnathorst	Schnadhorst, Tengern , Holsen , Bröderhausen
Quernheim	Quernheim	Quernheim, Rehmerloh
	Upper peasantry	Upper peasantry
	Monastery farmers	Monastery farmers
	Hüllhorst	Hüllhorst, Büttendorf , Reineberg , Ahlsen
Rahden	Rahden	Rahden, Großendorf , Kleinendorf , Ströhen , Varl , Wehe (with the villages of Husen, Nutteln , Langenhorst , Barl , Linteln , Hanenkamp , Tonheide , Schmalge , Küte )
	Auburg	Auburg, Böckel, Neustadt, Förlingen , Haslingen (note: without Wagenfeld )
	Diepenau	Diepenau, Nordel , Bohnhorst , Lavelsloh , eaters and the hamlet Bramkamp , Steinbrink , Osterloh , Bohnhorsterhöfen , Dumhorn , Quelhorst , Hasselfelderhahlen , House Kampen , Hasselhorn , Honaforde , Schammerloh , Vienna Bracke , High Weggelisten , measuring angle , Mohr Linge , Bramerloh and Brüninghorstedt
	Warmsen	Warmsen, Großenvörde , Kappellohe, Kleinenvörde , Brockhorn, Wohlhorst, Bahlen
	To rush	To rush
Uchte	Uchte	Uchte with the farmers: Höfen , Lohe , Hamme , Osterkamp , Bülten , Bremerlohe , Damkrug , Diede , Diersdorf , Gresebilde , Haestemsen , Holte , Kalteschale and Kreuzkrug
Uchte	Church Village	Kirchdorf, Hoysinghausen , Woltringhausen , Holzhausen, Bahrenborstel , Scharringhausen , Frestorf , Kuppendorf , Heerde , Huddestorf , Hanstedt , Jenhorst , Harrienstedt , Raddestorf
Werther	Werther	Werther, Theenhausen , Rotingdorf , Rotenhagen , Häger , Schröttinghausen , Deppendorf
	Spenge	Spenge, Lenzinghausen , Hücker , Aschen
	Wallenbrück	Wallenbrück, Helgen, Baar , Düttingdorf
	Hall	Halle, Oldendorf , Hesseln , Eggeberg , Ascheloh , Hörste

Further development

The district largely merged into the Prussian civil government between Weser and Rhine and from 1816 onwards essentially (excluding the canton Uchte and northern part of the canton Rahden → to the Kingdom of Hanover ) formed the northern part of the administrative district of Minden , the districts of Rahden and Bünde as a whole, and the district of Minden predominantly and the district of Halle (Westphalia) partially.

literature

Friedrich Justin Bertuch (ed.): General geographical ephemeris . With charts and copper. Volume six and thirtieth. Verlage des Landes-Industrie-Comtoirs, Weimar 1811 ( full text in the Google book search [accessed on December 7, 2011]).
Peter Adolph Winkopp (ed.): The Rhenish Federation . A journal with historical-political-statistical-geographic content. Volume nineteenth. JEB Mohr, Frankfurt am Main 1811 ( full text in the Google book search [accessed December 7, 2011]).
Royal decree ordering the division of the kingdom into eight departments . List of the departments, districts, cantons and communes of the kingdom. In: Landschaftsverband Westfalen-Lippe (Hrsg.): Project Westphalian history . S. 227–231 ( PDF 4.9MB [accessed December 7, 2011]).

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b P.U. Winkopp (Ed.): The Rhenish Confederation . A journal with historical-political-statistical-geographic content. Volume nineteenth. JEB Mohr, Frankfurt am Main 1811, p. 134 ( full text in Google Book Search [accessed December 7, 2011]).
↑ ^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 (Hrsg.): Project Westphalian history . S. 227–231 ( PDF 4.9MB [accessed December 7, 2011]).
↑ Albrecht Lasius: The French Imperial State under the government of Emperor Napoleon the Great in 1812 . A geographic-historical manual. Volume nineteenth. Kißling, Osnabrück 1813, p. 201 ( full text in Google Book Search [accessed December 7, 2011]).

52.347085 8.77533Coordinates: 52 ° 21 ' N , 8 ° 47' E

[rhein-1] P.U. Winkopp (Ed.): The Rhenish Confederation . A journal with historical-political-statistical-geographic content. Volume nineteenth. JEB Mohr, Frankfurt am Main 1811, p. 134 ( full text in Google Book Search [accessed December 7, 2011]).

[decret-2] 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 (Hrsg.): Project Westphalian history . S. 227–231 ( PDF 4.9MB [accessed December 7, 2011]).

[kayser-3] Albrecht Lasius: The French Imperial State under the government of Emperor Napoleon the Great in 1812 . A geographic-historical manual. Volume nineteenth. Kißling, Osnabrück 1813, p. 201 ( full text in Google Book Search [accessed December 7, 2011]).