Standing above them, mostly for several villages each, was a " Gerichtssch�ffe " ( roughly lay jurist ) appointed by the " Amtmann ".
42.
The court was usually composed of twelve lay people, was chaired by a representative of the lord ( the " Amtmann " i . e . bailiff ).
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Its predecessor was built in 1665 by the " Amtmann ", Johann Heinrich von Uslar, on the eastern slopes of the " Seilenberg " hill.
44.
The terrain of the outer ward, known as the Knabenburg, was bought in 1737 by the " Amtmann ", Niemeyer, who farmed it until 1850.
45.
In Holstein during the Danish era ( to 1864 ) the " Amtmann " was the senior official of a sovereign department ( " landesherrliches Amt " ).
46.
Siebenlehn bakers are credited in early modern sources with the invention of " Stollen ", a famous christmas specialty that was mewntioned as a present to the Amtmann of Nossen.
47.
Involved in the operation with Niska and Amtmann were Major Rafael Johannes Kajander, Axel Belewicz and Belewicz's girlfriend Kerttu Ollikainen whose job was to steal the forms on which the passports were forged.
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From then on the castle was used by the episcopal " Amtmann " as his headquarters until French troops finally destroyed it in 1689 at the start of the War of the Palatine Succession.
49.
When Christian VI became king in 1730, he appointed Holstein " stiftsamtmand " ( amtmann plus leader of the diocese along with the bishop ) of Zealand and amtmann of Copenhagen and Roskilde amts.
50.
When Christian VI became king in 1730, he appointed Holstein " stiftsamtmand " ( amtmann plus leader of the diocese along with the bishop ) of Zealand and amtmann of Copenhagen and Roskilde amts.
