Provost office Petersberg

The Propsteiamt Petersberg was a judicial and administrative unit of the clerical principality of Fulda .

history

The Propsteiamt Petersberg was an office in Fulda, in which the provost of the parish Petersberg exercised the rulership rights instead of the abbot, hence the designation as provostory. The Monastery Petersberg was fuldisch since the 8th century.

In the 17th century, the abbot's conflict with the chapter led to the provost's offices being independent of the Fulda government. In 1656 the first agreement between the abbot and the chapter was made, which was confirmed in 1681 and lastly in 1726. The provost thus had the unrestricted bailiwick and had all administrative and judicial rights except for the center . The probationary officials collected the taxes and delivered them directly to the state revenue. The subjects paid homage to the prince, who also had the embarrassing jurisdiction.

The provost was at the head of the provost's office. An official was employed on site who had the duties of a bailiff , but carried the official title of official.

The Principality of Nassau-Oranien-Fulda was created on the basis of the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss 1803. With regard to jurisdiction and administration, the rulers' ordinance of January 8, 1803 reorganized the existing offices. The Propsteiamt Petersberg was abolished and the components assigned to the Centoberamt Fulda .

scope

At the end of the HRR the office consisted of Almendorf , Böckels , Brauhaus (= Dorf Petersberg), Götzenhof , (municipality of Steinau), Kriesmühle (Margretenhaun), parts of Lehnerz , Lingsgrund (Wisselsrod), Oberhorwieden (Rex) and Stöckels .

literature

• Anneliese Hofemann: Studies on the development of the territory of the imperial abbey of Fulda and its offices. 1958, pp. 167-175.
• Fuldaer Land / Rommerz in the 19th century from Heinrich Jakob Stöhr: Concept, scope and organization of the state of Fulda in the 19th century in the Fuldaer Geschichtsbl Blätter 1934