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Upper Franconia Administrative Region
Irish–Danish–German Heritage
Introduction | 19th century | Reference list
Introduction
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Upper Franconia (Oberfranken), in full: Upper Franconia administrative region (Regierungsbezirk Oberfranken), lies in northeastern Bavaria, Germany. Its seat is Bayreuth.
Relevant families:
- Barthmann [Barthman]
- Strößenreuther
Relevant administrative district: Wunsiedel administrative district
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The following map shows the 9 administrative districts and 4 independent cities of Upper Franconia administrative region:
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| English | German |
|---|---|
| Bamberg [independent city] | Stadt Bamberg [kreisfreie Stadt] |
| Bamberg | Landkreis Bamberg |
| Bayreuth [independent city] | Stadt Bayreuth [kreisfreie Stadt] |
| Bayreuth | Landkreis Bayreuth |
| Coburg [independent city] | Stadt Coburg [kreisfreie Stadt] |
| Coburg | Landkreis Coburg |
| Forchheim | Landkreis Forchheim |
| Hof [independent city] | Stadt Hof [kreisfreie Stadt] |
| Hof | Landkreis Hof |
| Kronach | Landkreis Kronach |
| Kulmbach | Landkreis Kulmbach |
| Lichtenfels | Landkreis Lichtenfels |
| Wunsiedel | Landkreis Wunsiedel i.Fichtelgebirge [Landkreis Wunsiedel im Fichtelgebirge, Wunsiedel in the Fichtel Mountains] |
19th century
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In the early 19th century, Upper Franconia was Upper Main [river name] district (Obermainkreis, 1817–1837). Its capital was Bayreuth then as well.
Upper Main district and the other districts of the Kingdom of Bavaria were divided into regional judicial districts (Landgerichte), as shown in the following table:
| English | German |
|---|---|
Source: Data from von Zedtlitz 1834, 4–5 [in German].
|
|
| Bamberg [independent city] | Stadtgericht Bamberg |
| Bamberg Ia | Landgericht Bamberg I |
| Bamberg IIa | Landgericht Bamberg II |
| Banz [aristocratic sovereignty] | Herrschaftsgericht Banz |
| Bayreuth [independent city] | Stadtgericht Bayreuth |
| Bayreuth | Landgericht Bayreuth |
| Burgebrach | Landgericht Burgebrach |
| Ebermannstadt | Landgericht Ebermannstadt |
| Ebnat [aristocratic sovereignty] | Herrschaftsgericht Ebnat |
| Eschenbach | Landgericht Eschenbach |
| Forchheim | Landgericht Forchheim |
| Gefrees | Landgericht Gefrees |
| Gräfenberg | Landgericht Gräfenberg |
| Guttenberg [aristocratic sovereignty] | Herrschaftsgericht Guttenberg |
| Höchstadt | Landgericht Hochstädt [sic; Landgericht Höchstadt] |
| Hof [independent city] | Stadtgericht Hof |
| Hof | Landgericht Hof |
| Hollfeld | Landgericht Hollfeld |
| Kemnath | Landgericht Kemnath |
| Kirchenlamitz | Landgericht Kirchenlamitz |
| Kronach | Landgericht Kronach |
| Kulmbach | Landgericht Kulmbach |
| Lauenstein | Landgericht Lauenstein |
| Lichtenfels | Landgericht Lichtenfels |
| Mitwitz [aristocratic sovereignty] | Herrschaftsgericht Mitwitz |
| Münchberg | Landgericht Münchberg |
| Naila | Landgericht Naila |
| Neustadt an der Waldnab | Landgericht Neustadt an der Waldnab |
| Pegnitz | Landgericht Pegnitz |
| Pottenstein | Landgericht Pottenstein |
| Rehau | Landgericht Rehau |
| Schesslitz | Landgericht Scheßlitz |
| Selb | Landgericht Selb |
| Sesslach | Landgericht Seßlach |
| Stadtsteinach | Landgericht Stadtsteinach |
| Tambach [aristocratic sovereignty] | Herrschaftsgericht Tambach |
| Teuschnitz | Landgericht Teuschnitz |
| Thurnau [aristocratic sovereignty] | Herrschaftsgericht Thurnau |
| Tirschenreuth | Landgericht Tirschenreuth |
| Waldsassen | Landgericht Waldsassen |
| Weidenberg | Landgericht Weidenberg |
| Weissenstein [aristocratic sovereignty] | Herrschaftsgericht Weißenstein |
| Weismain (Weissmain) | Landgericht Weismain (Weißmain) |
| Wunsiedel | Landgericht Wunsiedel |
In 1862 the regional judicial districts of Upper Franconia and the other administrative regions of the Kingdom of Bavaria were grouped within district offices (Bezirksämter; Bachmann & Sepp [site in German]), as shown in the table below:
Source: Data from Heyberger et al. 1868, cols. 825–956 [pp. 257–322; in German].
|
|
| Bamberg (Stadt Bamberg) | [independent city (unmittelbare Stadt)] |
|---|---|
| Bamberg Ia district office (Bezirksamt Bamberg I) | Bamberg I regional judicial district (Landgericht Bamberg I) |
| Schesslitz (Scheßlitz) | |
| Bamberg IIa | Bamberg II |
| Burgebrach | |
| Bayreuth (Stadt Bayreuth) | [independent city (unmittelbare Stadt)] |
| Bayreuth | Bayreuth |
| Weidenberg | |
| Berneck | Berneck |
| Ebermannstadt | Ebermannstadt |
| Hollfeld | |
| Forchheim | Forchheim |
| Gräfenberg | |
| Höchstadt an der Aisch | Herzogenaurach |
| Höchstadt an der Aisch | |
| Hof | Hof |
| Kronach | Kronach |
| Kulmbach | Kulmbach |
| Thurnau | |
| Lichtenfels | Lichtenfels |
| Weismain | |
| Münchberg | Münchberg |
| Naila | Naila |
| Pegnitz | Pegnitz |
| Pottenstein | |
| Rehau | Rehau |
| Selb | |
| Stadtsteinach | Stadtsteinach |
| Staffelstein | Sesslach (Seßlach) |
| Staffelstein | |
| Teuschnitz | Ludwigsstadt |
| Nordhalben | |
| Wunsiedel | Kirchenlamitz |
| Thiersheim | |
| Wunsiedel | |
Reference list
- Bachmann, Christoph, and Sepp, Florian. Justiz (19./20. Jahrhundert) [Judiciary (19th/20th Centuries], Historisches Lexikon Bayerns [Historical Encyclopedia of Bavaria], https://www.historisches-lexikon-bayerns.de/Lexikon/Justiz_(19./20._Jahrhundert) [site in German].
- Bayerische Landesbibliothek Online: Das Portal zu Geschichte und Kultur des Freistaats [Bavarian State Library Online: The Portal to the History and Culture of the State], http://www.bayerische-landesbibliothek-online.de/orte/ [site in German].
- Heyberger, Joseph, Christian Schmitt, and August Wilhelm von Wachter. 1868. Bavaria: Landes- und Volkskunde des Königreichs Bayern [Bavaria: Study of the Country and People of the Kingdom of Bavaria], vol. 5. Munich: Literarisch-artistische Anstalt der J.G. Cotta’schen Buchhandlung [Literary-Artistic Institute of J. G. Cotta’s Bookstore], https://books.google.com/books?id=fQNKAAAAcAAJ.
- Ruckdeschel, Dr. 1855. Geschichte der königlich bayerischen Stadt Wunsiedel [History of the Royal Bavarian City Wunsiedel]. Wunsiedel, Germany: self-published, commissioned by Baumann’schen Buchhandlung [Baumann’s Bookstore], http://books.google.com/books?id=_UJBAAAAcAAJ.
- von Zedtlitz, L[eopold] Freiherr [von Zedlitz-Neukirch, Leopold (Baron)]. 1834. Vollständiges Reise-Taschenbuch oder Wegweiser durch das Königreich Bayern [Complete Travel Book or Guide Through the Kingdom of Bavaria]. Bayreuth, Germany: Grau’sche Buchhandlung [Grau’s Bookstore], https://books.google.com/books?id=v7ZBAAAAcAAJ.