Amt Freudenberg
Freudenberg was the site of a castle that was probably built in the 14th century, long after most of the nearby villages were settled. The associated Gericht/Amt initially consisted of the parishes of Oberholzklau and Oberfischbach. Freudenberg itself did not get a parish until 1585.
When the Ottonian lands were partitioned in 1607, Amt Freudenberg was assigned to the County of Siegen. When the County of Siegen was further partitioned in 1648, the Amt was assigned to the Calvinist county governed out of Siegen’s Lower Castle.
List of villages in Amt Freudenberg
- Alchen 1561 - 1806
- Anstoß 1561 - 1806
- Bockseifen 1561 - 1806
- Bottenberg 1561 - 1806
- Bühl [Freudenberg] 1561 - 1806
- Büschen 1561 - 1806
- Büschergrund 1561 - 1806
- Dirlenbach 1561 - 1806
- Freudenberg [Siegen] 1561 - 1806
- Heisberg 1561 - 1806
- Hohenhain 1561 - 1806
- Langenholdinghausen 1561 - 1806
- Lindenberg [Freudenberg] 1561 - 1806
- Mausbach 1561 - 1806
- Meiswinkel 1561 - 1806
- Mittelhees 1561 - 1806
- Niederheuslingen 1561 - 1806
- Niederholzklau 1561 - 1806
- Niederndorf 1561 - 1806
- Oberfischbach 1561 - 1806
- Oberhees 1561 - 1806
- Oberheuslingen 1561 - 1806
- Oberholzklau 1561 - 1806
- Oberschelden 1561 - 1806
- Plittershagen 1561 - 1806
Chronological list of countries to which Amt Freudenberg belonged
- County of Nassau-Dillenburg 1561 - 1607
- County of Nassau-Siegen 1607 - 1648
- County of Nassau-Siegen (Calvinist line) 1648 - 1664
- Principality of Nassau-Siegen (Calvinist line) 1664 - 1691
- Principality of Nassau-Siegen (Calvinist line; adm. Catholic line) 1691 - 1707
- Principality of Nassau-Siegen (Calvinist line) 1707 - 1734
- Principality of Nassau-Dietz 1734 - 1747
- Principality of Orange-Nassau 1747 - 1806