Amt Neumünster
The monastery to which the name “Neumünster” refers was established in 1127, but moved to Bordesholm in 1330. Neumünster itself remained an important market town and an Amt grew up around it. In the 1544 partition of Holstein, Neumünster was assigned to Holstein-Gottorp. It reverted to the core Duchy of Holstein in 1773, when the Gottorp line relinquished its claims in Holstein.
Although Neumünster is now a major city encompassing most of the old Amt, it did not receive city rights until 1870—beyond the scope of this project.
List of villages in Amt Neumünster
- Arpsdorf 1544 - 1864
- Bönebüttel 1544 - 1864
- Boostedt 1544 - 1864
- Braak [Latendorf] 1544 - 1864
- Brachenfeld 1544 - 1864
- Brokenlande 1544 - 1864
- Ehndorf 1544 - 1864
- Gadeland [ducal%] 1544 - 1864
- Groß Kummerfeld 1544 - 1864
- Großenaspe 1544 - 1864
- Heidmühlen [ducal%] 1544 - 1864
- Husberg 1544 - 1864
- Klein Kummerfeld 1544 - 1864
- Latendorf 1544 - 1864
- Neumünster 1544 - 1864
- Padenstedt 1544 - 1864
- Tungendorf 1544 - 1864
- Wasbek 1544 - 1864
- Willingrade 1544 - 1864
- Wittorf 1544 - 1864
Chronological list of countries to which Amt Neumünster belonged
- Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorp 1544 - 1773
- Duchy of Holstein (unified) 1773 - 1864