Lordship of Blankenau
The rule of Blankenau was a territory in what is now Saxony . Originally it was an independent rulership until it was sold to the Chemnitz Monastery in 1338 and in 1548 it became part of the newly established Chemnitz Office in the Electorate of Saxony .
Geographical expansion
The area of the Blankenau rulership comprised 5 current districts in the north of today's Saxon city of Chemnitz . The area was at the mouth of the Bahrebach in the Chemnitz river .
Adjacent administrative units
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| Chemnitz Office |
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history
The rule of Blankenau probably originated around 1170 and was originally owned by the Reichsministerialien von Gersdorf (near Leisnig), later known as "von Blankenau". In 1296 the rule was first mentioned in written documents in connection with the brothers Albert, Friedrich and Hermann von Blankenau (as "Blankenowe" ). The center of the small lordship with five places was Blankenau Castle (built 1259-1269), which was located at the confluence of the Bahrebach in the Chemnitz River.
In 1338 the Blankenau property was sold to the Benedictine monastery in Chemnitz . Since the division of Leipzig in 1485, the former rule of Blankenau belonged to the Albertine line of the Wettins as part of the Chemnitz monastery property . After the introduction of the Reformation and the resulting secularization , the Chemnitz Office was formed from the territory of the Chemnitz Monastery in 1548 .
Associated places
The following places belonged to the Blankenau lordship. Today they are all parts of the city of Chemnitz .
- Villages
- Castles
- Blankenau Castle near Borna
literature
- Blankenauer reason . In: August Schumann : Complete State, Post and Newspaper Lexicon of Saxony. 1st volume. Schumann, Zwickau 1814, p. 397.
- Blankenauer reason . In: August Schumann : Complete State, Post and Newspaper Lexicon of Saxony. 14th volume. Schumann, Zwickau 1827, p. 477.
Web links
- [1] - Homepage on the history of Chemnitz