Oberamt Rötlen

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The (upper) office Rötlen was an office of the prince-provost of Ellwangen .

history

In 1471 the prince provosty of Ellwangen acquired Röhlingen and many other places of office. The seat of the bailiff was the castle in Rötlen, today a district of Röhlingen. The office has been known as the Oberamt since the 17th century. At the head was a noble bailiff.

In anticipation of the 1803 effective Reichsdeputationshauptschluss , the Oberamt Rötlen with the prince provost came to Württemberg in 1802 ( Kingdom since 1806 ) and was assigned to the new Oberamt Ellwangen .

scope

At the end of the HRR, the Oberamt Rötlen consisted of the following components: Ellenberg , Pfahlheim , Röhlingen , Stödtlen , Wört , Beersbach , Birkenzell , Breitenbach , Erpfenthal , Gerau , Gorgenstadt , Halheim , Heisterhofen , Hardt , Haselbach , Hintersteinbach , Hirlbach , Hochgreut , Killingen , Konradsbronn , Kraßbronn , Neunstadt , Niederroden , Rippach , Rötlen, Schmalenbach , Steigberg and a number of farms.

Senior officials

literature

  • Aloys Seckler: Complete description of the princes of the Reichs-Propstei Ellwangen: a gift for the eleven-centenary celebration in September 1864, 1864, p. 55 ff., Digitized
  • Claus Fackler: Stiftsadel and Spiritual Territories 1670–1803, 2006, ISBN 978-3-8306-7268-5 , p. 150.