- The
Amtmann or
Ammann (in Switzerland) was an
official in German-speaking
countries of
Europe and in some of the
Nordic countries from the time of the...
- (German: Ämter,
singular Amt),
presided by a
bailiff (Amtmann,
plural Amtleute). The high-bailiwicks,
named after their capitals, were the following:...
- in case of a
vacancy —
would elect prioresses, directors, and
bailiffs (
Amtleute). The conventuals, however, were
granted the
right to
present two candidates...
- and then
Heinrich Gröning
became Himmelpforten's
first bailiffs (Amtmann/
Amtleute [sg./pl.]). The term
convent continued to be in use, but
referred more...
- ISBN 3-937386-14-9
Johann Christian Crell: Die in
Chursachsen jeztlebende Amtleute und Amtsverweser. Leipzig, 1722.
Kreisamt Schwarzenberg im Repertorium...
