Amt Netphen

Gericht/Amt Netphen consisted of the parishes of Netphen and Irmgardeichen and had been established by the 14th century. When the Ottonian lands were partitioned in 1607, Amt Netphen was assigned to the County of Siegen. When the further partition of the county of Siegen was first attempted in 1624, Netphen, the largest of the Ämter in the county, was required to give up several villages—some to Amt Ferndorf and some to Amt Hilchenbach. (The boundaries of the Netphen parish were adjusted accordingly.) When the partition actually occurred in 1648, Netphen was assigned to the Catholic county (governed out of Siegen’s Upper Castle).

List of villages in Amt Nephen
  • Afholderbach 1561 - 1806
  • Anzhausen 1561 - 1806
  • Beienbach 1561 - 1806
  • Bottenbach 1561 - 1624
  • Brauersdorf 1561 - 1806
  • Breitenbach 1561 - 1806
  • Buschhütten 1561 - 1624
  • Deuz 1561 - 1806
  • Dreisbach [Netphen] 1561 - 1806
  • Eckmannshausen 1561 - 1806
  • Eschenbach 1561 - 1806
  • Feuersbach 1561 - 1806
  • Flammersbach [Wilnsdorf] 1561 - 1806
  • Frohnhausen [Netphen] 1561 - 1806
  • Gernsdorf 1561 - 1806
  • Grissenbach 1561 - 1806
  • Hainchen 1561 - 1806
  • Helgersdorf 1561 - 1806
  • Herzhausen 1561 - 1806
  • Irmgarteichen 1561 - 1806
  • Keppel [Hilchenbach] 1561 - 1624
  • Kredenbach 1561 - 1624
  • Nauholz 1561 - 1806
  • Nenkersdorf 1561 - 1806
  • Niedernetphen 1561 - 1806
  • Niedersetzen 1561 - 1806
  • Obernau [Netphen] 1561 - 1806
  • Obernetphen 1561 - 1806
  • Obersetzen 1561 - 1806
  • Oechelhausen 1561 - 1624
  • Oelgershausen 1561 - 1806
  • Ruckersfeld 1561 - 1624
  • Rudersdorf 1561 - 1806
  • Salchendorf [Netphen] 1561 - 1806
  • Sohlbach [Netphen] 1561 - 1806
  • Tiefenbach 1561 - 1806
  • Unglinghausen 1561 - 1806
  • Walpersdorf 1561 - 1806
  • Werthenbach 1561 - 1806
Chronological list of countries to which Amt Netphen belonged

 

Master list of countries and subdivisions in the Ottonian Nassau region