Amt Meinersen

Gericht Waatlingen

A lordship seated at Meinersen castle, just west of Gifhorn, dates from the 12th century. It became Welfian in 1316 and was assigned specifically to the Principality of Lüneburg in 1512. It consisted of three subdivisions—the Hausvogtei, Vogtei Uetze, and Gografschaft Edemissen. North of Uetze was an adliches Gericht known as Waatlingen, that was not part of any Amt.