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The Elben court was a medieval administrative and judicial district in the area around today's municipality of Elbenberg , a district of Naumburg in the northern Hessian district of Kassel .

history

The first mention of the court took place in 1266 when the precious free Wittekind of Naumburg, canon in Magdeburg and canon in Halberstadt, with the consent of his nephews, the castle in Naumburg and in Wolfhagen location Weidelsburg to Archbishop Werner of Mainz sold. Included in this sale was the half of the court "Hagebuche" ( comicia que Hagebuken dicitur ) pledged to the Naumburgers by the Landgraviate of Hesse , but with the express confirmation of the Landgrave's right to redeem. According to Georg Landau , this dish under a hornbeam was the Elben dish. The pledge was not redeemed, and thus the area of the court became part of the Mainz district of Naumburg. In 1282 Mainz had to admit, however, that the landgraves should still have the court "zu der Heimbuch" in possession.

Scope of the court

The following places and field marks belonged to the Elben court at the time of its sale :

Elben (1074: Aelvinu, Elvinu, around 1100: Elvun, 1243: Elbena, Elbene)
Elberberg Castle and Valley

Altenburg

Altendorf (1234: Aldendorf)

Beltershausen (1154, 1159: Beldericheshusen, 1286: Belderikeshusen, 1384: Beldirshusen, 1440: Beldershusen, 1654: Flur Bellershausen)

Dippelshausen, Diepolshausen (1074: Thiedolveshusun, 1123: Deiboldeshusen, Dieboldeshusen, 1145: Diepoldeshusen, 1180: Diepoldeshusen, Diedolfissen, 1224: Diedolvesen, 1304: Dyppoldeshusen, 1315: Diepoldeshusen); after 1403 fallen desolately

Gershausen (1219: Gershusen, 1235: Gerharteshusen, 1457: Gershusen, 1654: Corridor Gehrhausen, Corridor Giershausen, 1900: Corridor Gershausen)

Mandangishein (1260: Mandungishayn, 1274: Nandungeshayn, 1360: Manungishain, 1397: Monysgayn, 1409: Manigishain, 1412: Mangishayen, 1433: Manigishain, 1433: Moynegeshayn, 1542: Mengeshain)

Separation of the Elber Mark

The so-called Elber Mark - d. i.e. the villages of Altendorf, Beltershausen and Elben (with Elberberg). These had already come into the possession of the St. Alban Abbey before Mainz (probably in 1231) and were thereby exempted from secular jurisdiction and as a brand cooperative their own court. The Mark zum Haine with the deserted Todtenhausen also belonged to the Elber Mark and was also eliminated from the Elben court in this sale. The monastery established the Lords of Elves , who were first recorded in 1231, as governors. The Märker in Elves, Altendorf and Beltershausen be in 1440 in a Weistum testified as the actual owner of the Mark Elber, with the Lords of hereditary same as Mark masters and Greben of Elves as a Mark Masters.