Amt Geilenkirchen
Geilenkirchen was the site of a castle that originally belonged to the County of Heinsberg. An Amt grew up around it, which became part of the Duchy of Jülich in 1484. The Amt had no subdivisions.
List of villages in Amt Geilenkirchen
- Bauchem 1521 - 1794
- Beggendorf 1521 - 1794
- Frelenberg 1521 - 1794
- Geilenkirchen 1521 - 1794
- Gilrath 1521 - 1794
- Grotenrath 1521 - 1794
- Hünshoven 1521 - 1794
- Immendorf [Geilenkirchen] 1521 - 1794
- Marienberg [Palenberg] 1521 - 1794
- Niederheid 1521 - 1794
- Palenberg 1521 - 1794
- Scherpenseel [Palenberg] 1521 - 1794
- Teveren 1521 - 1794
- Tripsrath 1521 - 1794
- Windhausen 1521 - 1794
Chronological list of countries to which Amt Geilenkirchen belonged
- Duchy of Jülich (in personal union with Cleves) 1521 - 1614
- Duchy of Jülich 1614 - 1690
- Duchy of Jülich (in personal union with the Palatinate Electorate) 1690 - 1777
- Duchy of Jülich (in personal union with Palatinate-Bavaria) 1777 - 1794