Oberwald district
The eastern part of the Duchy of Paderborn in the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation was sometimes referred to as the Oberwald district (also district or Oberwäldischer Bezirk or Oberwalden ) beyond the Prussian occupation in 1802/03 . It roughly coincided with today's district of Höxter (excluding Höxter / Corvey ) and was delimited by the Eggegebirge from the Unterwald district , which roughly encompassed today's district of Paderborn . The Oberwald district consisted mainly of the Eggegebirge and theWeserbergland , while the neighboring district was dominated by plains, especially in the northwest. Oberwalden is also the namesake of the Oberwälder Land , a natural spatial unit.
history
Until 1802/03 there were different levels of administration in the prince-bishopric, but these were not strictly separated from each other in individual cases. In many cases it was not just an administrative name, but a purely regional term. In theory only, Paderborn Abbey was divided into two large administrative units.
The seat of the administration of the Oberwald district was the small town and state castle Dringenberg . At the head was a country drost .
In 1803 the new Prussian administration divided the area, which had now become the Principality of Paderborn , into three districts instead of two districts . From the northern part of the former Oberwald district, the Oberwald district with its seat in Dringenberg was formed. The southern part of the former district became part of the Warburger Kreis . In 1816 the area was restructured again and the districts of Höxter , Warburg and Brakel were established.
In the 18th century the following offices belonged to the Oberwald district:
- Oberamt Dringenberg , with:
- Steinheim Office
- Office Beverungen Manufacture
- Office Lügde
- Velvet Schwalenberg
- Velvet Oldenburg-Stoppelberg
See also
literature
- Friedrich Keinemann: The Paderborn Monastery at the end of the 18th century . 1996, ISBN 3-8196-0405-7 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Thomas Reich: Erbfürstentum Paderborn, circles. Finding aid G111. Landesarchiv NRW Westphalia department, 2013, accessed on November 1, 2017 .
- ↑ Keinemann 1995 Vol. 3: 93ff
The prince-bishop's administrative offices of the former monastery. The offices were initially retained in the Prussian Principality of Paderborn .
Unterwald district : Neuhaus kitchen department : Stukenbrock bailiwick • Delbrück district • Boke office • Gograviat Salzkotten • Neuhaus special office / Rent office • Altenbeken bailiff • Neuenbeken judicial office • Kempen and Veldrom bailiff | Office Lichtenau | Wünnenberg Office | Office Büren | Wewelsburg Office | Office Westernkotten
Upper Forest District : Upper Dringenberg Office : Dringenberg Rent Office • Freigraviat Warburg • Gogericht Brakel • Landvogtei Peckelsheim • Judge Borgentreich • Judge Nieheim • Bailiwick Driburg • Bailiwick Sandebeck • Gograviat Willebadessen | Office Steinheim | Office Beverungen Manufacture | Office Lügde | Velvet Schwalenberg | Velvet Oldenburg (-Stoppelberg)
Coordinates: 51 ° 40 ′ N , 9 ° 3 ′ E