List of the offices of the Hochstift Fulda

This list names the offices of the Hochstift Fulda .

history

An important basis for the development of the Fulda region was its ban forest . In the early Middle Ages, Germany was very sparsely populated. Most of the area was uninhabited and overgrown with forest. The Fulda monastery received large areas of the imperial forest as a ban forest in several donations from German kings . These were in particular:

• The Branfirst in 980 by Otto II.
• The Zunderhart in 1012 by Heinrich II.
• The wild ban in 1059 by Henry IV.

Over the centuries, clearings resulted in settlements here. These were then automatically subordinate to the Fulda Abbey.

Since, according to canon law, clerics could not judge secular matters, the Fulda Imperial Abbey appointed bailiffs in their sphere of influence who acted locally as judges and representatives of Fulda power. The first Vogt is mentioned in a document as early as 795. A wisdom from 876 names 26 Fulda bailiffs. In addition, Zenten existed with Zentenars as judges. From the 13th century onwards, the imperial abbey tried to consolidate these rights and unite them in one hand by using the bailiff as a centgrave. This is how the later official structures emerged by the end of the 14th century.

The terms were used unsystematically. Around 1500, next to the term bailiff, that of the bailiff was in use. Only later did the designation as bailiff prevail. The offices were designated either as an office or as a court. In the 18th century, the larger offices were predominantly referred to as Oberamt (and the chiefs accordingly as Oberamtmann). This was only a designation, it was not associated with a hierarchy of higher offices over other offices.

Types of offices

The princely offices

These were offices that were directly subordinate to the bishopric.

The Propteilichen administrative districts

A number of monasteries belonged to the bishopric, the provosts of which were members of the Fulda chapter . These had a patrimonial jurisdiction and mansions. After conflicts arose between the Princely-Fulda officials and the monasteries over the scope of these rights, a regulation was made in 1565 that ensured the monasteries extensive sovereignty over their administrative districts.

These probationary offices included the monasteries themselves and the localities or subjects who were in their possession. The subjects paid homage to the monastery chapter or provost and the monasteries had full administrative and judicial powers with the exception of the center. They also had the right to levy taxes; the taxes owed to the monastery were collected from them and paid to the state income.

These bailiffs were fiefdoms of the monastery. The bishopric had sovereignty.

The chivalrous courts

A number of Fulda ministerials succeeded in acquiring manors or bailiffs, which retained a high degree of independence from the Fulda monastery. In 1565, the Fulda Abbey recognized the imperial immediacy of these noble families (see Buchonia # Buchisches Quartier ). The relationship between the courts in question and the monastery was determined as follows: The high level of jurisdiction and sovereignty lay with the prince abbot. The lower jurisdiction and above all the right to raise taxes lay with the respective owners of the office. In return, the monastery received a lump sum of 2000 guilders for all knightly courts for general imperial tax permits. In the course of the following centuries, the regulations for the individual offices were continuously modified through individual agreements. The Riedeselsche Junkernland and the possession of those von der Tann received complete independence from Fulda, other territories were absorbed by the Fulda offices. The others remained independent but under Fulda suzerainty.

List of offices

Princely offices

Office	Official seat	founding	resolution	Places at the end of the HRR	annotation
Vice Cathedral Office Fulda	Fulda	-	1821	Old town of Fulda within the wall ring
Altenhof Office	Fulda	-	1802	Suburbs of Fulda
Oberamt Bieberstein	Bieberstein Castle	-	1816	Allmus , Armenhof , Batten , Bieberstein, Brand , Dietges , Egelmes , Elters , Findlos , Gotthards , Gruben , Hausarms , Hofbieber , Kermes , Kielos , Langenbieber , Liebhards , Mahlerts , Margretenhaun (half), Melperts , Niederbieber , Oberbernhards , Obernüst , Rödergrund , Sandberg , Schwarzbach , Seiferts , Steens , Thaiden , Thiergarten , Traisbach , Unterbernhards , Wallings , Weihershof , Wiesen , Wittges , Wolferts
Oberamt Brückenau	Brückenau	-	1819	Breitenbach , Brückenau, Geroda , Mitgenfeld , Modlos , Oberleichtersbach , Römershag , Schildeck , Schondra , Speicherz , Unterleichtersbach , Unterriedenberg , Volkers , Wernarz , Züntersbach (half)
Oberamt Burghaun	Burghaun	-	1822	Burghaun, Großenmoor , Gruben , Hechelmannskirchen , Herberts , Klausmarbach , Kleinmoor , Langenschwarz , Mahlerts , Michelsrombach , Oberfeld , Oberrombach , Rothenkirchen , Rudolphshan , Schlotzau , Steinbach
Oberamt Dermbach	Dermbach Castle	1702 to 1707	1815/1850	Andenhausen , Brunnhartshausen , Dermbach , Diedorf , Empfertshausen , Klings , Neidhartshausen , Oberalba , Unteralba
Oberamt Eiterfeld (also Amt Fürsteneck)	Fürsteneck Castle (Eiterfeld)	-	1822	Office Eiterfeld: Arzell , Betzenrod , Dittlofrod , Eiterfeld , Körnbach , Leibolz , Leimbach , Malges , Mengers , Oberufhausen , Oberweiseborn , Reckrod , Unterufhausen , Wölf Court Neukirchen : Hermannspiegel , Mauers , Meisenbach , Müsenbach , Neukirchen , Odensachsen and Sieg winds	The Oberamt consisted of two spatially separated parts: the Eiterfeld Office and the Neukirchen Court
Centoberamt Fulda also Centfuld	Fulda	-	1822	Bachrain , Bernhards , Besges , Bronnzell , Dietershausen , Dipperz , Dirlos , Dörmbach , Edelzell , Eichenzell , Finkenhain (Mordgraben), Friesenhausen , Giesel , Gläserzell , Haimbach , Horas , Istergiesel , Kämmerzell , Kerzell , Keulos , Kohlhaus , Künzell , Lehnerz (partly ), Lassenrod , Lüdermünd , Maberzell , Margretenhaun (half), Melzdorf , Mittelrode , Niederrode , Niesig , Oberrode , Reinhards , Rex , Rodges , Rönshausen , Rothemann , Sickels , Steinau , Steinhaus , Welkers , Wissels , Wisselsrod , Ziegel
Oberamt Geisa also called Rockenstuhl	Geisa	-	1815/1850	Apfelbach , Bermbach , Borbels , Borsch , Bremen , Buttlar , Geblar , Geisa , Geismar , Ketten , Kranlucken , Langwind , Mieswarz , Motzlar , Otzbach , Reinhards , Schleid , Spahl , Walkes , Wenigentaft , Wiesenfeld , Zitters
Office Gerstungen	Barley	-	1402/1522	According to the kitchen master register from 1480, the office consisted of Besserode , Dankmarshausen , Gerstungen, Kleinensee , Sulingesse (half), Süß and Untersuhl	In 1402 Baltharsar Margrave von Meißen succeeded in acquiring shares in the castle and office. In 1522, Elector Friedrich and Johann Duke of Saxony announced the pledge to the abbot of Fulda. Since then the office was owned by Saxony.
Oberamt Hammelburg	Hammelburg	-	1819	Hammelburg and the villages: Diebach , Feuerthal , Hundsfeld , Obererthal , Obereschenbach , Pfaffenhausen , Schwärzelbach , Untergeiersnest , Untererthal , Untereschenbach , Wartmannsroth , Westheim
Oberamt Haselstein	Haselstein castle ruins	-	1817	Großentaft , Grüsselbach , Haselstein , Kirchhasel , Rasdorf , Setzelbach , Soisdorf , Treischfeld
Oberamt Herbstein	Herbstein	-	1821	City of Herbstein and the spatially separated court of Hosenfeld with the settlements: Brandlos , Hauswurz , Hosenfeld , Pfaffenrod , Poppenrod , Schletzenhausen
Oberamt Hünfeld	Hünfeld	-	1822	City of Hünfeld
Office Lengsfeld	Lengsfeld	-	1701	City of Lengsfeld , Lengsfeld Castle with Menzengraben Vorwerk and the villages and individual goods housing with Hof Altenroth (Altenrode), Hohenwart , Bayershof , Fischbach (am Baier ), Schwanenhof and paper mill and Weilar	In 1701, Fulda finally renounced his claims to the office
Oberamt Mackenzell	Mackenzell	-	1803	Dammersbach , Großenbach , Hofaschenbach , Hünhan , Mackenzell , Marbach , Morles , Nüst , Oberaschenbach , Rimmels , Roßbach , Rückers , Sargenzell , Silges
Oberamt moths	Moths	-	1805	Altglashütten , Dalherda , Kothen , Motten, Neuglashütten , Stellberg , Werberg
Oberamt Neuhof	Neuhof moated castle	-	1822	Büchenberg , Buchenrod , Döllbach , Dorfborn , Eichenried , Ellers , Flieden , Hattenhof , Höf and Haid , Kauppen , Magdlos , Mittelkalbach , Neustadt , Niederkalbach , Opperz , Rommerz , Rückers , Schweben , Stork , Veitsteinbach , Zillbach
Salmünster Office	Salmunster	-	1822	Cities of Salmünster and Soden and the village of Ahl
Office of Salzschlirf	Salt syrup	-	1803	Salzschlirf village and salt works
Steinau Office	Steinau	-	During the 17th century	At the end of the office: Steinau, Bernhards , Steinhaus and the Zell, Gruben, Baumbachs, Katzen- und Brückenmühle	The official functions were taken over by the Oberamt Bieberstein and the Centoberamt Fulda
Office Uerzell	Uerzell	-	1805	Klesberg , Marborn , Neustall , Rabenstein , Rebsdorf , Sarrod , Uerzell , Ulmbach , Weidenau
Office of Vacha	Vacha	-	1411/1648	At the end of the 16th century: Vacha, Breitzbach , Hof Busengrab and Hof Leutters, Öchsen , Hof Poppenberg, Pferdsdorf , Sünna and the noble villages Deicheroda , Hüttenroda , Larau , Mühlwärts , Mosa , Niedersünna and Hof Rodenburg	In 1411 2/3 went to the Landgraviate of Hesse and in 1648 Hesse acquired the rest
Weyher's office	Weyhers	-	1817	Abtsroda , Altenfeld , Ebersburg , Gackenhof , Gichenbach , Hettenhausen , Lütter , Poppenhausen , Rodholz , Schmalnau , Steinwand , Thalau , Weyhers
Wildeck Office	Wildeck Castle	-	1412	Obersuhl , Hönebach and the hamlets Almushof and Schildhof belonging to Obersuhl	The office went to the Landgraviate of Hesse in 1412

The Giesel office had a special position. It only consisted of the village Gieselmann and formed to 1687 a separate administrative district in the centering Fulda and disposal of 1439 to the end of the HRR and the high courts. Since 1687 it has been administered by the Fulda Centers' Office. Johannisberg Castle had been in the possession of Fulda since 1716. Like the Probstei Holzkirchen , it was far away from the Fulda territory and was therefore not assigned to any of the above-mentioned offices.

Provincial offices

Office	monastery	resolution	Places at the end of the HRR	annotation
Cathedral Capitular Audience	Fulda Monastery	1803	some suburbs of the residence, namely the Hinterburg winery, Hospital zum Heiligen Geist , Leinwebergraben and for the villages or courts Dietershan, a Hof zu Lehnerz, the cold hostel, today's Leipzigerhof, Winnenhof and Ziehers in the area of ​​Centfuld, Hattenroth and Melters in office Weyhers
Court of Lüder	Fulda Monastery	1822	Eichenau , Großenlüder , Jossa , Kleinlüder , Lütterz , Malkes , Müs , Oberbimbach , Uffhausen , Unterbimbach
Propsteiamt Andreasberg or Neuenberg	Neuenberg Monastery , later dean of the Fulda monastery	1803	In the suburbs of the Residenz the Legsfeldergasse, in the Centfuld Dassen , Neuenberg , Pilgerzell and Tiefengruben	It was often referred to as the cathedral dean, as it was always subordinate to the most senior provost, who was also the cathedral dean
Provost office Blankenau	Blankenau monastery	1805	Blankenau , Gersrod and Hainzell
Provost office Johannesberg	Propstei Johannesberg	1803	in the Centfuld: Engelhelms , Florenberg , Hamerz , Weimesmühle in the municipality of Kerzell, Zell , Zirkenbach ; in the Oberamt Neuhof: the Geringshauf farm in the municipality of Hattenhof; in the Weyhers office: parts of Lütter and the village of Ried
Propsteiamt Michelsberg	Propstei Michaelskirche (Fulda)	1803	Burkardshöfe (municipality of Welkers), the Lanneshof (Künzell) and Niederhorwieden (Rex) in the Centfuld; for Altenhof, the hamlet of Memlos (municipality of Lütter) and parts of Sieblos (municipality of Abtsroda) in the Weyhers office
Provost office Petersberg	Propstei Petersberg	1803	Almendorf , Böckels , Brauhaus (= Dorf Petersberg), Götzenhof , (municipality of Steinau), Kriesmühle (Margretenhaun), parts of Lehnerz , Lingsgrund (Wisselsrod), Oberhorwieden (Rex), Stöckels
Provost office of Sannerz	Provost Sannerz	1805	Herolz , Sannerz and Weiperz
Provost office Thulba	Thulba Monastery	1803	Frankenbrunn , Münchau , Obergersnest , Reith , Schönderling , Seeshof , Gingenrain , Thulba
Provost office Zella	Propstei Zella	1803	Föhlritz , Gerstengrund , Glattbach , Hochrain , Lenders , Lindenau , Steinberg , Zella

In addition, the princely Gut Johannesberg in the Rheingau and the Propstei Holzkirchen in Franconia existed as separate judicial districts.

Knightly offices

Office	Owner family	Seat	resolution	Places at the end of the HRR	annotation
Office Schackau	Eberstein	Eberstein ruins	1862	Bubenbad , Danzwiesen , Dietges , Dörmbach , Eckweisbach , Eselsbrunn , Grabenhof , Harbach , (Klein-) Sassen , Langenberg , Mittelrupsroth , Oberrupsroth , Öchenbach , Schackau , Stellberg , Unterrupsroth
Buchenau court	Buchenau	Buchenau Castle	1803	Bodes , Brandes , Buchenau , Erdmannsrode , Fischbach , Giesenhain , Schwarzenborn , Soislieden
Mansbach Court	Mansbach (noble family)	Geyso Castle Mansbach	1806	Breitzbach , Buchenmühle , Glaam , Mansbach , Standorfsmühl , Wenigentaft
Long black dish	Various	Langenschwarz Castle	1803	Hechelmannskirchen , Köhlersmoor , Langenschwarz , Schlotzau
Wehrda court	Various	Altwehrda castle ruins	1803	Kleinmoor , Rhina , Schletzenrod , Wehrda , Wetzlos

literature

• Anneliese Hofemann: Studies on the development of the territory of the Reich Abbey of Fulda and its offices, 1958.
• Fuldaer Land / Rommerz in the 19th century from Heinrich Jakob Stöhr: Concept, scope and organization of the state of Fulda in the 19th century in the Fuldaer Geschichtsbl Blätter 1934
• Des Fürstlichen Hochstift Fulda state and state calendar, 1800, p. 82, digitized
• Carl Gottlob Dietmann, Johann Georg Estor: New European State and Travel Geography, 1755, p. 251, digitized .

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