Amt Apen
Although evidence points to Westerstede being older than Apen, it was the latter that became, in 1515, the site of a fortress responsible for defending both areas and, by extension, the rest of the County of Oldenburg from the Frisians to the west. Thus, it became the seat of the Amt. However, Westerstede retained some degree of independence as a Vogtei within the Amt.
List of villages in Hausvogtei Apen
- Apen 1529 - 1699
- Godensholt 1529 - 1699
- Hengstforde 1529 - 1699
- Nordloh 1529 - 1699
- Tange 1529 - 1699
- Vreschen-Bokel 1529 - 1699
List of villages in Vogtei Westerstede
- Burgforde 1529 - 1699
- Eggeloge 1529 - 1699
- Fikensolt 1529 - 1699
- Garnholt 1529 - 1699
- Gießelhorst 1529 - 1699
- Halsbek 1529 - 1699
- Haltrup 1529 - 1699
- Hollwege 1529 - 1699
- Howiek 1529 - 1699
- Hüllstede 1529 - 1699
- Lindern 1529 - 1699
- Linswege 1529 - 1699
- Mansie 1529 - 1699
- Moorburg 1529 - 1699
- Neuengland 1529 - 1699
- Ochholt [Westerstede] 1529 - 1699
- Petersfeld 1529 - 1699
- Torsholt 1529 - 1699
- Westerloy 1529 - 1699
- Westerstede 1529 - 1699
During the local government reform instituted by Denmark in 1699, the Amt was placed under Landvogtei Neuenburg. Thus, all of the above villages were part of Landvogtei Neuenburg, Amt Apen between 1699 and 1811. The division of the Amt into two Vogteien did not persist into that period. After the Napoleonic Wars, Westerstede became the dominant administrative center.
Chronological list of countries to which Amt Apen belonged
- County of Oldenburg 1529 - 1667
- County of Oldenburg (in personal union with Denmark) 1667 - 1773
- County of Oldenburg 1773 - 1774
- Duchy of Oldenburg 1774 - 1811