Amt Wulfen
and predecessor (pre-1812) Gerichte
Amt Wulfen was one of the original Ämter assigned to Anhalt-Köthen when the Principality of Anhalt was divided in 1606. In contrast, several nearby villages were not owned by any of the Princes of Anhalt, but were recognized as part of Anhalt-Köthen. Rather than assign them to an Amt, the administration of those villages was the responsibility of the owners. Although those villages were not all under the same administration, but I combined them into collective entities (“Samtgerichte”) based on geographical proximity to one another. Those entities were not organized into formal Ämter until 1812, when they were added to Amt Wulfen.
List of villages in Samtgericht Elsdorf
- Elsdorf 1606 - 1812
- Thurau 1606 - 1812
- Trebbichau b. Wulfen 1606 - 1812
List of villages in Samtgericht Hohsdorf
- Hohsdorf 1606 - 1812
- Merzien 1606 - 1783
- Zehringen 1606 - 1783
List of villages Amt Wulfen prior to 1812
- Bobbe 1606 - 1812
- Diebzig 1606 - 1812
- Drosa 1606 - 1812
- Merzien 1783 - 1812
- Wulfen 1606 - 1812
- Zehringen 1783 - 1812
All the villages listed above belonged to Amt Wulfen between 1812 and 1863. In addition, nine villages were transferred from Amt Köthen.
List of villages that shifted from Amt Köthen to Amt Wulfen in 1812
- Breesen 1812 - 1863
- Kleinzerbst 1812 - 1863
- Klepzig 1812 - 1863
- Osternienburg 1812 - 1863
- Pißdorf 1812 - 1863
- Porst 1812 - 1863
- Sibbesdorf 1812 - 1863
- Würflau 1812 - 1863
- Zabitz 1812 - 1863
Chronological list of countries to which Amt Wulfen belonged
- Principality of Anhalt-Köthen 1606 - 1806
- Duchy of Anhalt-Köthen 1806 - 1853
- Duchy of Anhalt-Dessau 1853 - 1863