Suilbergau
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Suilbergau, also known as Suilbergi, and Sülberggau, was an early medieval county in the province of Eastphalia
, in the Duchy of Saxony
.
forest and the Leine
river, and connected to each other by the Ilme
river. It bordered the counties of Wikanafeld and Aringo
in the north, Rittigau in the east, the county of Moringen
in the south and Allgäu
in the west. Several villages in the eastern part of Suilbergau are now incorporated by Einbeck
; several villages in the western part are now part of Dassel
.
Suilbergau was the property of the archbishopric of Mainz
, but the diocese of Hildesheim, which bordered Suilbergau to the north, had influence over the church in Dassel. In the west, Suilbergau bordered the diocese of Paderborn, which also had an interest in the area.
was on a hill between what is now Strodthagen and Sülbeck, two villages that now belong to Einbeck.
Suilbergau is mentioned in an early document as "pagus
sulbergowe", when it was bestowed on Corvey Abbey
, and witnessed by Reinold I of Dassel.
Several men are mentioned in a cartulary written by the monks of Corvey Abbey
, on the western border of Suilbergau. These men are:
Early in the 12th century, Reinold I of Dassel, father of Rainald of Dassel
, appears in documents. He and his sons established the county of Dassel
.
Eastphalia
Eastphalia is a historical region in northern Germany, encompassing the eastern part of the historic Duchy of Saxony, between the Elbe, Leine, Saale and Unstrut rivers. Today, it covers the southeastern part of the state of Lower Saxony and the western part of Saxony-Anhalt.-Etymology:The name...
, in the Duchy of Saxony
Duchy of Saxony
The medieval Duchy of Saxony was a late Early Middle Ages "Carolingian stem duchy" covering the greater part of Northern Germany. It covered the area of the modern German states of Bremen, Hamburg, Lower Saxony, North Rhine-Westphalia, and Saxony-Anhalt and most of Schleswig-Holstein...
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Geography
The gau comprised the narrow strip of land between the SollingSolling
The Solling is a range of hills up to high in the Weser Uplands in the German state of Lower Saxony, whose extreme southerly foothills extend into Hesse and North Rhine-Westphalia....
forest and the Leine
Leine
The Leine is a river in Thuringia and Lower Saxony, Germany. It is a left tributary of the Aller river and 281 km in length.The river's source is located close to the town of Leinefelde in Thuringia...
river, and connected to each other by the Ilme
Ilme
The Ilme is a left-bank, western tributary of the River Leine in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is 32.6 km long.- Geography :The river begins at the Neuer Teich pond in the centre of the Solling hills at a height of and flows initially northwards to Dassel, then in an easterly direction through...
river. It bordered the counties of Wikanafeld and Aringo
Aringo
Aringo is a frazione in the Province of L'Aquila in the Abruzzo region of Italy....
in the north, Rittigau in the east, the county of Moringen
Moringen
Moringen is a town in the district Northeim, in the southern part of Lower Saxony, Germany. The town consists of the center Moringen and eight surrounding villages.-History:The town and its villages were founded over a thousand years ago....
in the south and Allgäu
Allgäu
The Allgäu is a southern German region in Swabia. It covers the south of Bavarian Swabia and southeastern Baden-Württemberg. The region stretches from the prealpine lands up to the Alps...
in the west. Several villages in the eastern part of Suilbergau are now incorporated by Einbeck
Einbeck
Einbeck is a town in the district Northeim, in southern Lower Saxony, Germany. It is located on the German Timber-Frame Road.-Economy:Einbeck is famous for its 600 year old beer brewery, home of Einbecker Bier, the origin for the term Bock beer...
; several villages in the western part are now part of Dassel
Dassel
Dassel is a town in southern Lower Saxony, Germany, located in the district Northeim. It is located near the hills of the Solling mountains.-History:...
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Suilbergau was the property of the archbishopric of Mainz
Archbishopric of Mainz
The Archbishopric of Mainz or Electorate of Mainz was an influential ecclesiastic and secular prince-bishopric in the Holy Roman Empire between 780–82 and 1802. In the Roman Catholic Church hierarchy, the Archbishop of Mainz was the primas Germaniae, the substitute of the Pope north of the Alps...
, but the diocese of Hildesheim, which bordered Suilbergau to the north, had influence over the church in Dassel. In the west, Suilbergau bordered the diocese of Paderborn, which also had an interest in the area.
History
Little is known about the history of Suilbergau. Its thingsteadThing (assembly)
A thing was the governing assembly in Germanic and introduced into some Celtic societies, made up of the free people of the community and presided by lawspeakers, meeting in a place called a thingstead...
was on a hill between what is now Strodthagen and Sülbeck, two villages that now belong to Einbeck.
Suilbergau is mentioned in an early document as "pagus
Pagus
In the later Western Roman Empire, following the reorganization of Diocletian, a pagus became the smallest administrative district of a province....
sulbergowe", when it was bestowed on Corvey Abbey
Corvey Abbey
The Imperial Abbey of Corvey was a Benedictine monastery on the River Weser, 2 km northeast of Höxter, now in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany....
, and witnessed by Reinold I of Dassel.
Several men are mentioned in a cartulary written by the monks of Corvey Abbey
Corvey Abbey
The Imperial Abbey of Corvey was a Benedictine monastery on the River Weser, 2 km northeast of Höxter, now in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany....
, on the western border of Suilbergau. These men are:
- Emmo (822 - 826)
- Theodger (826 - 853)
- Geroldus (854 - 877)
- Sigifridus (877)
- Bernhardus (900 - 916)
Early in the 12th century, Reinold I of Dassel, father of Rainald of Dassel
Rainald of Dassel
Rainald of Dassel was archbishop of Cologne from 1159 to 1167 and archchancellor of Italy. He was preceded as archbishop by Friedrich II of Berg and succeeded by Philip I von Heinsberg....
, appears in documents. He and his sons established the county of Dassel
County of Dassel
The County of Dassel emerged shortly after the turn of the 11th and 12th centuries when, after the extinction of the male line of the Billungs, its seat in Suilbergau, north of the Solling hills was divided into the domains of Einbeck and Dassel. Reinold of Dassel was able to secure rights...
.