Freiamt Affoltern
Freiamt Affoltern describes a historical area that today belongs to the Affoltern district in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland .
term
The term Freiamt, which today refers to the Freiamt region in the canton of Aargau , did not refer to a territory in medieval feudalism, but to an association of people. In the 14th century, the Freiamt Affoltern comprised around 300 free farmers who had special freedoms within the Habsburg bailiwicks and were subject to their own court. In this sense, the term was used for different, mutually independent offices, which is also reflected in the fact that the Aargau Freiamt used to be referred to as the majority of free offices .
history
According to a Habsburg land registry, the courts of the Freiamt in the 13th and 14th centuries were in Rifferswil , Affoltern am Albis and Berikon . In addition to these three villages, farmers from Aesch , Aeugst am Albis , Bonstetten , Dachelsen, Hedingen , Lunnern, Mettmenstetten , Rossau and Zwillikon also belonged to the Freiamt, as well as farmers from the abandoned settlements of Ernbrechtikon, Gangolzwil and Zweiern. Then there were the high courts over Steinhausen and the cellar office .
Due to the support of John XXIII, who was deposed at the Council of Constance . by the Habsburgs, King Sigismund called on the Confederates to conquer the Habsburg Aargau. The city of Zurich occupied the Freiamt Affoltern and annexed it. Initially it was administered by the Maschwanden Bailiwick. In 1512 the Freiamt became part of the new Landvogtei Knonau .
See also
Web links
- Martin Illi: Freiamt. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .