Amt Neuenburg
The Neuenburg fortress was built in 1462 to enforce the Count of Oldenburg’s claim on a forest at the south end of Jade Bay that was also claimed by Frisians. Oldenburg’s claim was ratified by Treaty in 1517 and Neuenburg became the seat of an Amt. The two main villages that the fortress was responsible for defending were Zetel to its north and Bockhorn to its east. Each housed a Vogtei within the Amt.
List of villages in Vogtei Bockhorn
- Astede 1529 - 1699
- Bockhorn [Friesland] 1529 - 1699
- Bredehorn 1529 - 1699
- Collstede 1529 - 1699
- Grabstede 1529 - 1699
- Kranenkamp 1529 - 1699
- Steinhausen [Bockhorn] 1529 - 1699
List of villages in Vogtei Zetel
- Bohlenberge 1529 - 1699
- Bohlenbergefeld 1529 - 1699
- Driefel 1529 - 1699
- Ellens 1529 - 1699
- Neuenburg 1529 - 1699
- Neuenburgerfeld 1529 - 1699
- Ruttel 1529 - 1699
- Schweinebrück 1529 - 1699
- Zetel 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 Neuenburg between 1699 and 1811. The division of the Amt into two Vogteien did not persist into that period.
Chronological list of countries to which Amt Neuenburg 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