Stadt and Amt Ahrweiler

Ahrweiler was settled on the Ahr River (south of Bonn) by the late 9th century. When the County of Are was established in the 11th century, it included Ahrweiler. The county was donated to the Archbishop of Cologne in 1246, and soon thereafter, Ahrweiler began functioning as a city. It, along with some surrounding villages, remained part of the Electorate of Cologne throughout the period covered by the database.

 

List of villages in Amt and Stadt Ahrweiler (excluding Unterherrschaften)
  • Ahrweiler 1559 - 1794
  • Bachem [Ahrweiler] 1559 - 1794
  • Walporzheim 1559 - 1794

 

Two nearby Unterherrschaften were not part of the Amt, but were grouped with it for statistical purposes.

 

  • Vettelhoven, the nearer of the two, was partitioned into three sections, each administered by different noble families. Because those families were subjects of the Electorate, Vettelhoven was considered part of the Electorate.
  • Gelsdorf, the further of the two, was administered by the County of Schleiden. Sovereignty (but not administration) was transferred to the Duchy of Jülich (Amt Neuenahr) in 1688, and it became fully independent in 1737.

 

List of villages in Herrschaft Vettelhoven
  • Vettelhoven 1559 - 1794
List of villages in Herrschaft Gelsdorf
  • Gelsdorf 1559 - 1688
Chronological list of countries to which Gelsdorf belonged

 

Master list of countries and subdivisions in the Cologne region