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''Amt'' is the German word for district. The Brumath District was in Alsace in what is now [https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Bas-Rhin Bas-Rhin], France. Before 1736 this district was in 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 ''Amt ''Brumath were abolished effective 11 Aug 1789 by France. This was confirmed by the Peace of Lunéville on 9 February 1801. | |||
''Amt'' is the German word for district. | |||
The following villages were in ''Amt ''Brumath:<br> | The following villages were in ''Amt ''Brumath:<br> | ||
Brumath<br>Eckwersheim<br>Geudertheim<br>[ | Brumath<br>Eckwersheim<br>Geudertheim<br>[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Gries,_France Gries]<br>Hördt<br>[https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Weitbruch,_France Weitbruch]<br><br> | ||
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Revision as of 10:08, 31 January 2014
Amt is the German word for district. The Brumath District was in Alsace in what is now Bas-Rhin, France. Before 1736 this district was in the dynastic state of Hanau-Lichtenberg. When that line was extinguished in 1736 the district was transferred to Hesse-Darmstadt. The rights of all nobility to Amt Brumath were abolished effective 11 Aug 1789 by France. This was confirmed by the Peace of Lunéville on 9 February 1801.
The following villages were in Amt Brumath:
Brumath
Eckwersheim
Geudertheim
Gries
Hördt
Weitbruch