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''Stab ''is a German word for district. The Offendorf District was in Alsace in what is now [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Bas-Rhin Bas-Rhin], France. From its formation until 1480 it was under the jurisdiction of the Lords of Lichtenberg. In 1480 it came by marriage to the Lords of Bitsch-Zweibrücken and was under their jurisdiction until 1570. In 1570 it was transferred by marriage and contracts to the dynastic state of [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Hanau-Lichtenberg Hanau-Lichtenberg]. When that line was extinguished in 1736 the district was transferred to [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Hesse_Darmstadt_%28Landgrave%29 Hesse-Darmstadt]. The rights of all nobility to ''Stab ''Offendorf were abolished effective 11 Aug 1789 by France. In 1790 the villages in ''Stab ''Offendorf were incorporated into the [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Bischwiller_%28Canton%29,_France canton of Bischwiller]. French sovereignty over | ''Stab ''is a German word for district. The Offendorf District was in Alsace in what is now [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Bas-Rhin Bas-Rhin], France. From its formation until 1480 it was under the jurisdiction of the Lords of Lichtenberg. In 1480 it came by marriage to the Lords of Bitsch-Zweibrücken and was under their jurisdiction until 1570. In 1570 it was transferred by marriage and contracts to the dynastic state of [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Hanau-Lichtenberg Hanau-Lichtenberg]. When that line was extinguished in 1736 the district was transferred to [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Hesse_Darmstadt_%28Landgrave%29 Hesse-Darmstadt]. The rights of all nobility to ''Stab ''Offendorf were abolished effective 11 Aug 1789 by France. In 1790 the villages in ''Stab ''Offendorf were incorporated into the [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Bischwiller_%28Canton%29,_France canton of Bischwiller]. French sovereignty over this district was confirmed by the Peace of Lunéville on 9 February 1801. | ||
The following villages were in ''Stab ''Offendorf:<br> | The following villages were in ''Stab ''Offendorf:<br> | ||
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*Rohrweiler<br> | *Rohrweiler<br> | ||
Note: Sometimes the German word ''Amt'' (district) is used in relation to the Offendorf District instead of ''Stab''.<br> | Note: Sometimes the German word ''Amt'' (district) is used in relation to the Offendorf District instead of ''Stab''.<br> | ||
== PUBLICATION == | == PUBLICATION == | ||
Kocher, August. [https://play.google.com/store/books/details/August_Kocher_Die_aemter_offendorf_und_bischweiler?id=lQVBAAAAYAAJ ''Die Aemter Offendorf und Bischweiler und die drie Dörfer Kaltenhausen, Schirrhein und Schirrhofen'']. Strassburg: Licht- und Buchdruck von Jul. Manias & Cie., 1907, ''see ''page 26-27 for jurisdictional history. <br> | Kocher, August. [https://play.google.com/store/books/details/August_Kocher_Die_aemter_offendorf_und_bischweiler?id=lQVBAAAAYAAJ ''Die Aemter Offendorf und Bischweiler und die drie Dörfer Kaltenhausen, Schirrhein und Schirrhofen'']. Strassburg: Licht- und Buchdruck von Jul. Manias & Cie., 1907, ''see ''page 26-27 for jurisdictional history. <br> | ||