Oberhoffen-sur-Moder, France
Oberhoffen-sur-Moder is a commune in the canton of Bischwiller in the department of Bas-Rhin.
Before 1736 Oberhoffen was in the territory of Hanau-Lichtenberg. When that line was extinguished in 1736 it was transferred to Hesse-Darmstadt. The rights of all nobility were extinguished in 1789.
RULERS of Oberhoffen-sur-Moder[edit | edit source]
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Grafschaft Zweibrücken-Bitsch |
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1488-1499 |
Simon IV. Wecker †1499 |
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1499-1532 |
Reinhard †1532 |
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1532-1570 |
Jakob (1510-1570) |
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Grafschaft Hanau-Lichtenberg Grafen zu Hanau und Herren zu Lichtenberg |
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1570-1599 |
Philipp V. (1541-1599) |
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1599-1625 |
Johann Reinhard I (1569-1625) |
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1625-1641 |
Philip Wolfgang (1595-1641) |
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1641-1680 |
Frederick Casimir (1623-1685) |
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1680-1736 |
Johann Reinhard III (1665-1736) |
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Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt |
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1736-1768 |
Louis VIII (1691-1768) |
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1768-1789 |
Louis IX (1719-1790) |
PUBLICATIONS[edit | edit source]
Heinrich, Martin. Geschichte und Geschichten von Oberhofen. Oberhoffen-sur-Moder: Verlag M. Heinrich, 1974.
ARCHIVES
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Les Archives départementales du Bas-Rhin is located at (sont situées au):
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6 rue Philippe Dollinger 67100 Strasbourg
The new site can be accessed at this web address that has a search engine: Bas-Rhin Archives
- CHURCH RECORDS
Church records may be accessed through this portal at the Bas-Rhin Archives.
- CIVIL REGISTERS
Civil records may be accessed through this portal at the Bas-Rhin Archives.
- CENSUS RECORDS
Census records may be accessed at the following portal at the Bas-Rhin Archives.
- 1819 population 879
- 1836 population 1114
- 1841 population 1195
- HANAU-LICHTENBERG RECORDS
The Hanau-Lichtenberg family were rulers of Oberhoffen. Their records are found in series C, G and E at the archives. Sub-series 17 J and 50 J may also be of interest. The actual records are not on-line and are only available at the archives.