Oberamt Gerabronn

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Map of the Württemberg upper offices, as of 1926

The Oberamt Gerabronn was an administrative district in the north-east of Württemberg (on attached map no. 17) , which was renamed the Gerabronn district in 1934 and dissolved in 1938. Most of the communities came to the district of Crailsheim , which in turn became part of the Schwäbisch Hall district in 1973. For general information on the Württemberg authorities, see Oberamt (Württemberg) .

history

Oberamt Gerabronn, territorial status 1813, with the previous rulership
boundaries legend

At the end of the 18th century, the eastern Hohenlohe plain was divided among many rulers, all of whom came under Bavarian or Württemberg sovereignty until 1806. Gerabronn was initially Bavarian and the seat of a Bavarian district court district , which corresponds to a current district and belonged to the Rezatkreis .

The new acquisitions in Württemberg around Langenburg and Bartenstein initially belonged to the Oberamt Nitzenhausen , whose seat was moved to Ingelfingen in 1809 . After the kingdoms of Bavaria and Württemberg had finally determined the common border in the Paris Treaty, the new Oberamt Blaufelden was formed in October 1810 from the places ceded by Bavaria - including Blaufelden, Gerabronn and Kirchberg - and the northeastern part of the Oberamt Ingelfingen . In July 1811 the official seat was moved to Gerabronn and the district was enlarged to include the sub-offices of Langenburg and Bartenstein to the west; minor border changes were made in the north and south. The state authorities were spread over several places: the camera office was housed in Rot am See, the district court resided in Langenburg from 1823.

Neighbors of the district assigned to the Jagstkreis from 1818 to 1924 were the Württemberg upper offices of Mergentheim , Künzelsau , Hall and Crailsheim as well as the Bavarian Rezatkreis (from 1838 administrative district Middle Franconia ) with the regional courts and district offices of Feuchtwangen and Rothenburg ob der Tauber .

Former gentlemen

In 1813, after the regional reform was completed, the district was made up of parts that in 1800 (unless otherwise stated, wholly or largely) belonged to the following rulers:

  • Prussia , Brandenburg-Ansbach : Gerabronn , Blaufelden, Rot am See, Wallhausen, Wiesenbach, Beimbach, Michelbach an der Heide.
  • Hohenlohe -Bartenstein: Bartenstein, Herrentierbach, Riedbach. The places around Wittenweiler ceded by Prussia to Bartenstein in the state purification treaty in 1797 were administered separately as the Werdeck office.
  • Hohenlohe-Ingelfingen: Schrozberg, Schmalfelden.
  • Hohenlohe-Kirchberg: Kirchberg, Gaggstatt, Lendsiedel, Kupferhof, Hessenau, Leofels, shares in Ruppertshofen, Obersteinach and Sandelsbronn.
  • Hohenlohe-Langenburg: Langenburg, Bächlingen , Lindlein, Raboldshausen.
  • Hohenlohe-Öhringen, Weikersheim Office: Sichertshausen.
  • Hochstift Würzburg
    Niederstetten with Ermertshausen belonged to the rulership of Haltbergstetten, and a part of Obersteinach to the cathedral capital of Braunsbach. The rural knight monastery Comburg owned shares in Kleinallmerspann, Dörrmenz, Mistlau, Lendsiedel and Gaggstatt.
  • Prince of Schwarzenberg : Michelbach at the gap.
  • Imperial city of Rothenburg ob der Tauber : Brettheim, Gammesfeld, Hausen am Bach, Leuzendorf, Oberstetten, Reubach, Spielbach, Wildentierbach, as well as most of the hamlets and farms that later belonged to these communities.
  • Imperial city Hall : Ruppertshofen (partially).
  • German Order , Office Nitzenhausen: Obersteinach, Sandelsbronn, Niederweiler (each partially).
  • Imperial Knighthood The following were enrolled in
    the canton of Odenwald of the Franconian knighthood:
    • Morstein with Dünsbach, Hornberg ( Freiherr von Crailsheim ),
    • Niedersteinach ( Baron von Gemmingen ),
    • Amlishagen (Freiherr vom Holtz),
    • Hengstfeld with Asbach, Roßbürg and Schönbronn (von Wollmershausen heirs).
    • The manor Erkenbrechtshausen of the Baron von Seckendorf included shares in Lendsiedel, Gaggstatt, Schainbach, Ober- and Niederimmern.

Communities

Population figures 1847

The following 34 municipalities were subordinate to the Oberamt in 1847:

former parish
Population 1847
 today's parish
  evangel. catholic Sectarians Israelites  
Gerabronn 1606 10 - 51 Gerabronn
Amlishagen 487 - - - Gerabronn
Brooks 727 - - - Langenburg
Bartenstein 269 813 - - Schrozberg
Blue heroes 1220 12 - - Blue heroes
Brettheim 905 - - - Red at the lake
Dünsbach 1073 4th - 99 Gerabronn
Gaggstatt 1181 - - - Kirchberg an der Jagst
Gammesfeld 470 2 - - Blue heroes
Hausen 402 - - - Red at the lake
Stallion field 674 1 9 119 Wallhausen
Herrenthierbach 707 69 - - Blue heroes
Hornberg 417 7th - - Kirchberg an der Jagst
Kirchberg 1345 15th - 6th Kirchberg an der Jagst
Langenburg 1516 8th 14th - Langenburg
Lendsiedel 961 11 - - Kirchberg an der Jagst
Leutzendorf 1 714 1 - - Schrozberg
Lindlein 270 - - - Schrozberg
Michelbach an der Lüke 534 5 - 184 Wallhausen
Niederstetten 1073 247 - 217 Niederstetten
Ober-Steinach 451 2 - - Ilshofen
Ober-Stetten 740 3 - - Niederstetten
Raboldshausen 2 623 - - - Blue heroes
Reubach 587 - - - Red at the lake
Riedbach 597 68 - - Schrozberg
Roth am See 1518 12 - - Red at the lake
Ruppertshofen 577 6th - - Ilshofen
Schmalfelden 337 1 - - Schrozberg
Schrotzberg 1699 6th - 8th Schrozberg
Spielbach 722 - - - Schrozberg
Wallhausen 800 - - - Wallhausen
Wiesenbach 1074 8th - 48 Blue heroes
Wildenthierbach 536 - - - Niederstetten
Wittenweiler 331 - - - Blue heroes
total 27270 1340 23 732  
1today's spelling Leuzendorf ,
2Renamed to Billingsbach in 1875

Changes in the community since 1813

Parishes and marks around 1860

Around 1818 the Oberamt had 31 mayor's offices, including the four cities of Langenburg, Kirchberg, Niederstetten and Bartenstein. After the constitution of 1819 had prepared the basis for local self-government , Hornberg, which had temporarily belonged to Kirchberg, also regained its independence.

In 1825 Lindlein (with Großbärenweiler and Naicha) was separated from Schmalfelden and raised to the status of an independent municipality. The municipality of Lenkerstetten was abolished around 1825, with Beimbach being incorporated into Gerabronn and the other places into Gaggstatt.

In 1828 Wittenweiler was separated from Blaufelden and raised to the status of an independent municipality. Furthermore, the following were re-municipalized by 1828: Söllbot from Obersteinach to Bächlingen, Windisch-Brachbach from Obersteinach to Dünsbach, Niederwinden from Gaggstatt to Rot am See.

In 1830 Reubach was separated from Brettheim and raised to an independent municipality, to which the towns of Kleinansbach (previously part of the municipality of Hausen) and Kühnhard (previously part of the municipality of Rot am See) were assigned.

In 1849 Weckelweiler was changed from Gaggstatt to Lendsiedel, and Windisch-Brachbach returned to the municipality of Obersteinach.

In 1850, the new municipality of Beimbach was formed from parts of Gerabronn (marked Beimbach), Rot am See (marked Kleinbrettheim) and Gaggstatt (marked Heroldhausen, Lenkerstetten, Werdeck). The new community of Michelbach an der Heide was formed from parts of Gerabronn (Michelbach, Kupferhof, Liebesdorf, Rechenhausen marks), Langenburg (Binselberg marks) and Gaggstatt (Seibotenberg marks). From the municipality of Lindlein, which was abolished in 1850, the places Lindlein and Großbärenweiler came to the municipality of Schmalfelden, while Naicha became part of the municipality of Wiesenbach.

In 1852 Klopfhof and Meisenhof were reunified from Riedbach to Bartenstein.

In 1878 Lentersweiler was umgemeindet from Wittenweiler to Billingsbach.

In 1886 Gerabronn received city rights.

In 1927 Mittelbach was umgemeindet from Herrentierbach to Billingsbach.

Head of office

literature

  • Fromm (Ed.): Description of the Oberamt Gerabronn . Cotta, Stuttgart and Tübingen 1847. Reprint Bissinger, Magstadt 1973, ISBN 3-7644-0023-4 ( The Württemberg Higher Office Descriptions . Volume 24).
  • Wolfram Angerbauer (Red.): The heads of the upper offices, district offices and district offices in Baden-Württemberg from 1810 to 1972 . Published by the working group of the district archives at the Baden-Württemberg district assembly. Theiss, Stuttgart 1996, ISBN 3-8062-1213-9 .
  • Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg (ed.): The district of Schwäbisch Hall . Thorbecke, Ostfildern 2005, ISBN 3-7995-1366-3 .

Web links

Wikisource: Description of the Oberamt Gerabronn from 1847  - sources and full texts