Amt Angermund

Güterbezirk Hugenpoet

Herrschaft Oefte

Angermund castle, in what is now the northern end of Düsseldorf, was built in the 13th century and became the seat of one of the eight original bergisch Ämter as documented in 1363. Originally within that Amt was Stadt Ratingen, four Landgerichte, and one Unteramt, which collectively covered much of the modern cities of Ratingen, Heiligenhaus, and Velbert as well as northern Düsseldorf and southern Duisburg. In 1710, the Unteramt (Landsberg) combined with Güterbezirk Hugenpoet (from the Abbacy of Werden) to form a fifth Landgericht (Mintard).

 

In addition to the villages listed below, some sources place Herrschaft Oefte in Landgericht Homberg. However, Oefte was administered by the Abbacy of Werden, while also being a Berg protectorate. Sovereignty over the Herrschaft was never established. I place it in a condominium with the simplified country name of Werden\Berg.