Chief bailiff

The title Oberamtmann designates a higher administrative person who presided over or presides over an Oberamt (or today district), a higher administrative authority, in various German-speaking countries .

Germany

In Germany, the chief magistrate was responsible for the lawful course of administration and was directly and personally responsible to the superior authority. The title thus corresponded to that of a (higher) bailiff or governor or the current official title of the district administrator . For example, the Kastner (for the administration) and the Vogt (for the administration of justice) were subordinate to an Oberamtmann as civil servants .

In the Hohenzollern Lands , which belonged to Prussia , the upper offices were renamed into circles in 1925 . In Württemberg , the official title of District Administrator was introduced on October 1, 1927; the upper offices themselves, however, were in Wuerttemberg until 1934 in circles renamed. In Baden , on January 1, 1926, the designation Landrat was introduced for the heads of the district offices; on January 1, 1939, the district offices were renamed to districts.

In Prussia , the title was also awarded on an honorary basis to particularly deserving domain tenants .

Switzerland

In the canton of Friborg is the title of bailiff still in use today and is available for the function that in other cantons governor or government governor is called; the name in the French-speaking part of the canton is préfet . He carries out the tasks assigned to him by the cantonal laws, ordinances and regulations.

The establishment of the upper offices (today called district ), each of which is headed by a representative of the government, goes back to the constitution of 1803. Until 1976, the senior officials were appointed by the State Council, i.e. the cantonal government. Since the law on senior officials came into force on January 1, 1977, they have been elected for five years by those entitled to vote in the respective district.

The senior bailiff reports directly to the Council of State or the directorate responsible for the state institutions (ministry).

Literature and web link

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 .
Etat de Friborg - State of Freiburg. Main tasks and competencies of the chief magistrate, accessed on July 3, 2015.

Individual evidence

↑ Wolfgang Wiese (Red.): 800 years of forest. On the history of the community and its suburbs. Community of Wald, Wald 2008, ISBN 978-3-00-023978-6 .

^ Max Döllner : History of the development of the city of Neustadt an der Aisch until 1933. Ph. CW Schmidt, Neustadt ad Aisch 1950. (New edition 1978 on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the publishing house Ph. CW Schmidt Neustadt an der Aisch 1828-1978. ) P. 298– 301
^ Max Döllner: History of the development of the city of Neustadt an der Aisch until 1933. 1950, p. 299 f.

[1] Wolfgang Wiese (Red.): 800 years of forest. On the history of the community and its suburbs. Community of Wald, Wald 2008, ISBN 978-3-00-023978-6 .