Reign of Altensteig

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The Altensteig rule is mentioned for the first time around 1100. Since the beginning of the 13th century it belonged to the Wildberg rule of the Counts of Hohenberg .

In 1398, Margrave Bernhard I of Baden acquired the rule . In 1603 Altensteig came to the Duchy of Württemberg and became the seat of the Altensteig office, which was converted into the Altensteig Oberamt in 1808 .

literature

  • Gerhard Köbler : Historical lexicon of the German countries. The German territories from the Middle Ages to the present. 7th, completely revised edition. CH Beck, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-406-54986-1 , p. 12.

Coordinates: 48 ° 35 ′ 11 ″  N , 8 ° 36 ′ 17 ″  E