District Lindenfels

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The Lindenfels district was a district in the Grand Duchy of Hesse in the Starkenburg province with its seat in Lindenfels . Founded in 1821, it became part of the Heppenheim district in 1832 .

history

Emergence

In the course of the administrative reform of 1821 in the Grand Duchy, jurisdiction and administration were also separated at the lower level , and the tasks of the traditional offices were reorganized in district districts (responsible for administration) and district courts (responsible for jurisdiction). The district of Lindenfels arose from:

After 1822 the district had 96 places, of which 41 were formerly Electorate of Mainz , 36 were formerly Electorate of the Palatinate , 14 were civil and 5 were knightly .

The tasks of the judiciary of the first instance , which had carried out the now dissolved offices, were transferred to the newly established Fürth Regional Court .

Further development

In 1822 the noble regional court district of Schönberg of the Count of Erbach-Schönberg was added to the district of Lindenfels.

resolution

In the regional reform of 1832, the district councils were dissolved and merged into larger districts . Shortly afterwards, their layout was defined in a further regulation . The Lindenfels district merged with the Heppenheim district in the new Lindenfels district .

Internal organization

The district of Lindenfels was divided into 29 mayor's offices , which were subordinate to the district administrator. Several smaller towns were often administered by a mayor's office. In accordance with the municipal ordinance of June 30, 1821, the municipalities were headed by an elected local council, which was composed of a mayor, aldermen and council. Schultheiss were no longer used.

Mayorships

  1. Affolterbach with Kocherbach , Unterscharbach and Wahlen
  2. Birkenau with Kallstadt and Rohrbach (today a settlement of the municipality of Mörlenbach)
  3. Ellenbach with Erlenbach , Eulsbach , Lautenweschnitz and Linnenbach
  4. Elmshausen with Wilmshausen
  5. Fürth with Altlechtern , Fahrenbach , Lörzenbach and Steinbach
  6. Gadern with Aschbach , Dürrellenbach and Hartenrod
  7. Gadernheim with Lautern and Raidelbach
  8. Gronau
  9. Hammelbach with Grasellenbach , partly Hiltersklingen , Litzelbach and Oberscharbach
  10. Kirschhausen with Erbach , Sonderbach and Walderlenbach
  11. Krumbach with Brombach , Kräckelbach and Weschnitz
  12. Lindenfels
  13. Mittershausen with Breitenwiesen , Igelsbach , Knoden , Mitlechtern , Schannebach and Scheuerberg
  14. Mörlenbach with Groß- and Kleinbreitenbach , Oberliebersbach and Untermumbach (today Nieder-Mumbach)
  15. Niederliebersbach
  16. Oberabtsteinach with book blades , Eichelberg (today Eichelberger Höfe in the district of Unter-Flockenbach), Flockenbach (today Unter-Flockenbach) , Gorxheim , Kunzenbach (today a settlement in the district of Gorxheim) , Löhrbach , Trösel and Unterabtsteinach
  17. Oberlaudenbach with Albersbach , Bonsweiher and Kreiswald (today a group of farmsteads in the Albersbach district)
  18. Obermumbach with Geisenbach , Hornbach , Reisen , Schimbach (today a hamlet of the municipality of Birkenau) and Vöckelsbach
  19. Pfaffenbeerfurt
  20. Reichenbach with Hohenstein (today a forester's house in the Reichenbach district)
  21. Rimbach with Litzelrimbach (today a settlement in the Rimbach area) and Mönsbach (today as Münschbach a hamlet in the Rimbach area)
  22. Schlierbach with Glattbach , Kolmbach , Seidenbach , Seidenbuch and Winkel
  23. Schoenberg
  24. Siedelsbrunn with a chalk roof
  25. Unterhambach with Oberhambach
  26. Waldmichelbach with Oberschönmattenwaag
  27. Pond with Mackenheim and Schnorrebach (now a hamlet called Schnorrenbach in the district of Löhrbach in the municipality of Birkenau)
  28. Cell
  29. Zotzenbach with Mengelbach (today as Unter-Mengelbach belongs to the district of Zotzenbach)

Parallel specialist administrations

Finances

The tax offices were responsible for the income from state property (the so-called domains ) . For the entire district this was the Lindenfels Rent Office .

The tax administration was separate from this. The Bensheim chief taker was responsible for the district administration. Four district takers were subordinate to this:

  1. that of Fürth contains the mayorries of Ellenbach, Fürth, Hammelback, Krumbach, Lindenfels and Schlierbach,
  2. that of Morlenbach contains the mayorships of Birkenau, Mörlenbach, Niederliebersbach, Oberabtsteinach, Obermumbach and Weiher,
  3. the mayor offices of Elmshausen, Gadernheim, Gronau, Kirschhausen, Mittershausen, Oberlaudenbach, Reichenbach, Schonberg, Unterhambach and Zell,
  4. the to Waldmichelbach contains the mayorries Affolterbach, Gadern, Rimbach, Siedelsbrunn, Waldmichelbach, and Zotzen

The place Pfaffenbeerfurt belongs to the Reichelsheim district takers in the district of Erbach .

The district council belongs to the main customs office Heppenheim and has a border secondary customs office II. Class in Birkenau

Forest

The forest administration of the Lindenfels district was taken care of by the Waldmichelbach forest . This consisted of the following four forest districts: 1. Hirschhorn with Darsberg, Grein, Hainbrunn, Igelsbach, Langenthal, Neckarhausen and Neckarsteinach (from the Hirschhorn district); 2. Lindenfels with Altlechtern, Breitenwiesen, Brombach, Ellenbach, Erlenbach, Eulsbach, Fahrenbach, Fürth, Glattbach, Grasellenbach, Hammelbach, partly Hillersklingen, Igelsbach, Knoden, Kolmbach, Krackelbach, Krumbach, Lautenweschnitz, Linnenbach, Schannebach, Mitlechtern, Mittershausen., , Scheuerberg, Schlierbach, Seidenbach, Seidenbuch, Steinbach, Weschnitz and Winkel; 3. Rimbach with Aldersbach, Birkenau, Bonsweiher, Buchklingen, Eichelberg, Flockenbach, Geisenbach, Gorrheim, Großbreitenbach, Hornbach, Kallstadt, Kleinbreitenbach, Kreidach, Kreiswald, Kunzenbach, Litzelrimbach, Löhrbach, Mackenheim, Mönsbach; Mörlenbach, Niederliebersbach, Oberlaubenbach, Oberliebersbach, Obermumbach, Reisen, Rohrbach, Schimbach, Schnorrebach, Untermumbach, Vöckelsbach, Weiher and Zotzenbach; 4.Waldmichelbach with Affolterbach, Aschbach, Dürrellenbach, Gadern, Hartenrod, Kocherbach, Litzelbach, Mengelbach, Oberabrsteinach, Obeischarbach, Oberschönmartenwaag, Siedelsbrunn, Trösel, Unterabtsteinach, Unterscharbach, Corsika, Ludwigsdorf vier, Schönbrunn and the last district of Unterschönratshorn from the district of Hirschönmattenwaag ). The places Erbach, Kirshausen, Oberhambach, Sonderbach, Unterhambach and Walderlenbach belonged to the Heppenheim forest district of the Heppenheim Forest . The localities Elmshausen, Gadernheim, Gronau, Hehenstein, Lautern, Pfaffenbeerfurt, Raidelbach, Reichenbach, Schönberg, Wilmshausen and Zell were not assigned to any forest district.

church

The Rimbach Inspectorate was responsible for the ecclesiastical administration of the Lutheran parishes of Birkenau, Gronau, Reichenbach and Rimbach, as well as for the Reformed parishes of Hammelbach, Lindenfels, Waldmichelbach, each with their subsidiary villages.
The Lutheran parish of Birkenau had the branches Seisenbach, Hornbach, Kallstadt, Niederliebersbach, Obermumbach, Reisen, Rohrbach, Schimbach and Balsenbach (the last two places from Baden).
The Lutheran parish of Gronau had branches in Schannebach, Scheuerberg, Schönberg, Wilmshausen and Zell. The Lutheran parish Reichenbach had the branches Elmshausen, Gadernheim, Hohenstein, Knoden, Lautern and Raidelbach.
The Lutheran parish of Rimbach had branches in Aldersbach, Bonsweiher, Kreiswald, Lizelrimbach, Mengelbach, Mönsbach and Zotzenbach.
The reformed parish Hammelbach had Grasellenbach as a branch.
The reformed parish of Lindenfels had the branches Bonsweiher, Breitenwiesen, Ellenbach, Erlenbach, Eulsbach, Glattbach, Knoden, Lautenweschnitz, Linnenbach, Mitlechtern, Miltershausen, Schannenbach, Scheuerbach, Schlierbach, Seidenbach, Seidenbuch, and Winkel.
The reformed parish of Waldmichelbach had branches in Affolterbach, Aschbach, Geisenbach, Kreibach, Menaelbach, Obermumbach, Oberscharbach, Oberschönmattenwaag, Siedelsbrunn, Unterscharbach, Vöckelsbach and Wahlen. Hiterskingen belonged to the Lutheran parish Gürtersbach (Inspectorate Michelstadt), Pfaffenbeerfurt belonged to the Lutheran parish Reichelsheim (Inspectorate Brensbach), Oberlaudenbach is a branch of the Protestant parish of Unterlaudenbach in Baden.
The churches and schools of the following places belong directly to the Princely Löwenstein and Count Erbach-Schönberg Consistory of the noble church regiment : Gronau, Reichenbach and Rimbach.
The following Catholic parishes, with the exception of Lindenfels, belonged to the Bergstrasse regional chapter :

  1. Birkenau with Kallstadt, Niederliebersbach, Reisen and Schimbach
  2. Fürth with Altlechtern, Brombach, Fahrenbach, Kolmbach, Krackelbach, Krumbach, Lözenbach, Steinbach and Weschnitz
  3. Lindenfels with Bonsweiber, Ellenbach, Lauten, Weschnitz, Linnenbach, Mitlechtern, Mittershausen, Scheuerberg and Seidenbuch (did not belong to any country chapter)
  4. Mörlenbach with Großbreitenbach, Kleinbreitenbach, Oberliebersbach, Obermumbach, Untermumbach and Weiher
  5. Oberabtsteinach with Aschbach, Buchklingen, Dürrellenbach, Eichelberg, Fleckenbach, Gadern, Gorrheim, Hartenrod, Kocherbach, Kunzenbach, Litzelbach, Löhrbach, Mackenheim, Schnorrebach, Trösel and Unterabtsteinach
  6. Waldmichelbach with Affolderbach, Grasellenbach, Hammelbach, Kreidach, Mengelbach, Oberscharbach, Oberschönmanenwaag, Siedelsbrunn, Unterscharbach, Nöckelsbach and Wahlen.

Oberlaudenbach was a branch of the Baden, Catholic parish of Hemsbach. The places Erbach, Igelsbach, Kirschhausen, Oberhambuch Sonderbach, Unterhambach and Walderlenbach were assigned to the Catholic parish of Heppenheim.

Historical description

The "Statistical-topographical-historical description of the Grand Duchy of Hesse" reported in 1829 about the district of Lindenfels:

The location is described as: “The district was between 49 ° 32 'and 49 ° 44' north latitude and 26 ° 19 'and 26 ° 37' east longitude. The adjacent districts were in the north: the Reinheim and Bensheim districts; to the east: the district of Erbach; to the south: the Grand Duchy of Baden and to the west: the Grand Duchy of Baden and the Heppenheim district. "

The natural condition as: “a) Surface and soil: The district is nothing but mountain and valley, little plain, the valleys are kindly irrigated by innumerable springs, but narrow and small - the Trumm first at Litzelrimbach and Kocherbach is 2312 Hess. Foot (0.25 m) , the Knoder Höhe 2247 Hess. Foot, the Seidenbucher Höhe 2136 Hess. Feet above the surface of the sea. Behind Elmshausen is the Hohberg, at Schönberg, the Petersberg and behind Gronau, the holy mountain, which consists of several fairly high ridges. The soil is very different, in part very cold and poor, and in part fertile. b) Waters: 1) the Weschnitz ; 2) the Ulvenbach ; 3) the Lauter or Winkelbach . "

The population as: “This is 25,229 souls among these are 8355 Lutherans; 164 Evangel. Protestant; 10,562 Catholics; 5813 Reformists; 6 Mennonites and 329 Jews. They live in 1 town, 3 market towns, 82 villages, 10 hamlets, and a total of 3111 houses "

The natural products as: “Horses 1139; Missing 243; Bulls 58; Ox 1192; Cows 5797; Cattle 3075; Pigs 4346; Sheep 3012; Goats 504; Donkey 59. Capercaillies are found in several districts and the waters are rich in trout. From the vegetable kingdom: barley; Husk ; lots of very good oats, especially with Hartenrod, Gadern, Kocherbach, Oberabtsteinach; Hemp; Wood; good wine, to Gronau, Zell; Catfish . Iron near Waldmichelbach, sandstones near Litzelbach of excellent quality, good whetstones near Lindenfels; many building blocks, especially a great variety of granite in the Birkenauer and Gorrheimer Thale; Granite on lime on the Schönberger Höhe. Clay posphorus, syenite . The Hohenstein and the Porstein are quartz rocks. "

The Industry and Trade as "crops, livestock; the latter is operated particularly well in Waldmichelbach, Fürth, Mörlenbach, Gronau. Iron hammers are at Aschbach and Waldmichelbach; on the latter there is also an iron melt. Paper mills are at Aschbach, Elmshausen, Reichenbach, Waldmichelbach and Wilmshausen, some of which are very good products. There is a tobacco manufacturer at Seidenbuch. Gyps mills are in Birkenau, Oberschönmattenwaag, and a bone mill in Schönberg. Fattened oxen, husks and oats and, especially many catfish nuts, are exported, most of which are bought by Saxon carters. "

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Ordinance on the division of the country into district councils and district courts of July 14, 1821. In: Großherzoglich Hessisches Regierungsblatt , No. 33, July 20, 1821, p. 406.
  2. ↑ Konrad Dahl: Historical-topographical-statistical description of the principality of Lorsch or church history of the Upper Rhinegau, history and statistics of the monastery and principality of Lorsch along with a historical topography of the offices of Heppenheim, Bensheim, Lorsch, Fürth, Gernsheim, Hirschhorn and others. am Stahl, Darmstadt 1812, p. 192; In 1821 or earlier, the corresponding rights and obligations were assigned to the state ( ordinance on the division of the country into district councils and district courts of July 14, 1821. In: Großherzoglich Hessisches Regierungsblatt , No. 33, July 20, 1821, p. 406) .
  3. ↑ a b c d e f g Georg W. Wagner: Statistical-topographical-historical description of the Grand Duchy of Hesse: Province of Starkenburg . Volume 1. 1829, p. 142 ff. ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ Ordinance on the division of the country into districts and district courts of July 14, 1821. In: Großherzoglich Hessisches Regierungsblatt , No. 33, July 20, 1821, p. 407.
  5. ↑ Regulation The Zutheilung the judicial district of Schoenberg for Landrath district Lindenfels on July 10, 1822. In: Grand Ducal Hessian government journal , No. 20, July 17, 1822 S. 224th.
  6. ↑ Art. 1 Edict, the organization of the government agencies subordinate to the Ministry of the Interior and Justice, relating to June 6, 1832. In: Großherzoglich Hessisches Regierungsblatt , No. 55, July 4, 1832, pp. 365–376.
  7. ^ Ordinance on the formation of circles in the provinces of Starkenburg and Upper Hesse on August 20, 1832. In: Großherzoglich Hessisches Regierungsblatt , No. 74, September 5, 1832, pp. 561-563 (562).