Meissnian circle
The Meißnian district was a historical territory of the Electorate of Saxony , which was converted into a kingdom in 1806 , which essentially consists of the eastern part of the former Albertine duchy .
Geographical expansion
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The area of the Meißnischer Kreis encompassed the Saxon Elbe valley from the Elbe Sandstone Mountains to the area of Torgau . Landscapes in a circle are u. a. part of the Osterzgebirge , the Lommatzscher care , the Dahlener Heide , the Großenhainer care and today's Saxon Switzerland . The northeast part of the district is now in the state of Brandenburg .
Significant places in the district were u. a. Meißen , Dresden , Großenhain and Torgau . The Elbe and its tributaries Gottleuba , Müglitz , Weißeritz , Wesenitz flowed through the district . Other rivers in the district were the Große Röder and the Schwarze Elster .
Adjacent areas
| Leipziger Kreis Stiftsamt Wurzen | Kurkreis | Margraviate of Lower Lusatia |
| Leipzig district |
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Margraviate of Upper Lusatia |
| Erzgebirge district | Kingdom of Bohemia |
history
The circle came into being when Elector Moritz issued the chancellery rules on August 5, 1547. The highest representative of the circle was a captain, later also known as the district chief. He was responsible for the control of the income and expenditure of all offices subordinate to him, the supervision of the officials and the road system. The area of the Erzgebirge district was only separated from the comparatively large Meißnian district in 1691. In 1815 part of the district had to be ceded to the Kingdom of Prussia. In 1835, the Dresden district directorate took over the legal successor to the Meissen district administration.
Offices
| Office | Remarks |
|---|---|
| District Office Meißen | with 324 villages |
| Prokuraturamt Meißen | with 35 villages, including the bishop's table goods |
| Meissen Abbey Office | with 22 villages, the property of the cathedral chapter |
| Meissen Education Authority | with 22 villages to maintain the St. Afra state school |
| Office Torgau | with the office of Belgians |
| Oberamt Dresden | (143 villages) |
| Stolpen office | 70 villages |
| Hayn Office (Grossenhain) | |
| Office Zabeltitz | Map of the Zabeltitz office |
| Office Dippoldiswalde | |
| Pirna Office | |
| Office Hohnstein | with office Lohmen |
| Office Radeberg | with Office Laußnitz |
| Moritzburg Office | |
| Senftenberg Office | |
| Finsterwalde Office | 1656/57 to 1738 in the Duchy of Saxony-Merseburg |
| Mühlberg Office | |
| Office Oschatz | |
| Office of Zadel |
literature
- Ludwig von Zehmen : The creation of the general Meissnische Kreis-Casse and the use of its income , printed by Julius Reichel, Dresden 1880, 2nd edition 1887.
