Stadt and Amt Rees

Herrlichkeiten Groin & Sonsfeld

Rees was home to a church as early as 700 and was awarded city rights in 1228. At that time, it belonged to the Archbishopric of Cologne. In 1392, Rees was traded to the County of Cleves, where it became the seat of a Richteramt, in exchange for the city of Linn (near Krefeld).

 

In 1647, more than half of the villages in the Richteramt left to form Herrlichkeit Sonsfeld. In 1652, Groin also left to form its own Herrlichkeit. In 1753, the Richteramt was converted to a full-fledged Amt and, along with the two Herrlichkeiten (but not Stadt Rees), was assigned to the new Kreis Emmerich.

 

          Subdivision structure as of 1521                                        Subdivision structure as of 1806