Oberamt Pegnitz

The Oberland of the Principality of Bayreuth with the Oberamt Pegnitz in the southeast

The Oberamt Pegnitz was an administrative area of ​​the Principality of Bayreuth , which was ruled by a branch line of the Hohenzollern until 1791/92 . The Oberamt Pegnitz was established in 1751 and existed until 1780. After that, it was incorporated into the Oberamt Creußen .

: For Oberamt Pegnitz following places belonged Bronn , Buchau , Haidmühle , Hainbronn , Kaltenthal , Körbeldorf , praise climbing , Lüglas , Nemschenreuth , Neudorf , Neuhof , Oberhöhlmühle , Ottenhof , Pegnitz , Rosenhof , Schartmann Hammer , Schoenfeld , Steckenbühl, caulking Reuth , Troschenreuth , Unterhöhlmühle , Weidig , Willenberg , Willenreuth and Zips .

The administrative office Lindenhardt belonged to the Oberamt Pegnitz, which administered the manorial claims of the following places: Gebhardsmoos , Gößmannsreuth , Heinrichslohe, Hemmerles, Hörlasreuth , Kotzenhammer , Lankenreuth , Lindenhardt , Lehm , Ober- and Unterleups , Reif, Vestenmühle and Wolfslohe .

literature

• Sigmund Benker, Andreas Kraus (Ed.): History of Franconia up to the end of the 18th century . 3. Edition. Beck, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-406-39451-5 .
• Gertrud Diepolder : Bavarian History Atlas . Ed .: Max Spindler . Bayerischer Schulbuch Verlag, Munich 1969, ISBN 3-7627-0723-5 .
• Friedrich Gottlob Leonhardi : The united Oberamt Creußen, Pegnitz, Schnabelwaid u. Easter son . In: Earth description of the Franconian principalities of Bayreuth and Anspach . Hemmerde and Schwetschke, Halle 1797, p. 233-236 ( digitized version ).

Web links

• The Principality of Bayreuth in the Bavarian Historical Lexicon , accessed on November 21, 2019

Individual evidence

1. ^ Sigmund Benker, Andreas Kraus (ed.): History of Franconia up to the end of the 18th century . 3. Edition. Beck, Munich 1997, ISBN 3-406-39451-5 , p. 759 .
2. ↑ Gertrud Diepolder : Bavarian History Atlas . Ed .: Max Spindler . Bayerischer Schulbuch Verlag, Munich 1969, ISBN 3-7627-0723-5 , p. 31, 33 .
3. ↑ The middle authorities (main authorities and higher offices) of the Principality of Bayreuth , accessed on November 22, 2019
4. ^ FG Leonhardi, p. 234.
5. ^ FG Leonhardi, p. 235.

Coordinates: 50 °  N , 12 °  E