Extract from Guenter O. Cimiotti. From Amoeneburg into the World. Part I.
Heinrich Werner Cimiotti (1779-1832) and His Descendants. Paderborn 2003
Short Account of the History of Amoeneburg Prior to The Seven Years' War
Boundary Stone of the Electorate Mayence located between Amoeneburg and Allendorf
Photograph taken by Guenter O. Cimiotti in 1966
The history of Amoeneburg didn't just start with the native Celts, but it is known that the Celts ruled the country from their fortress Amanaburg.
With the founding of the monastery in the year 721, Amoeneburg entered history for the first time. The monastery served as a base for proselytizing to Christianity the northern part of Hesse and Thuringia.
Until the 11th century, Amoeneburg was used as an administration center for the Ohm-Lahn-earldom. About the year 1120, it became part of the Electorate of Mayence (Mainz).
After 1200, Amoeneburg was the fundamental basis for the authorities in Mayence to acquire parts of middle and northern Hesse. Thus the administrative district of Amoeneburg was founded. During the 13th and 14th centuries, Amoeneburg was the seat of the superintendence of Mayence.
Amoeneburg was faced with siege, capture and devastation during The Thirty Years' War (1618-1648). Its people needed more than 50 years to repair the damages of the war and to rebuild their houses.
From 1756-1763, another war--The Seven Years' War--affected Amoeneburg detrimentally. Troops marched through the town, billeting there. Finally, the 14-hour bloody battle at the foot of the hill and along the river Ohm laid a heavy burden on the town.
On June 6, 1698, Leonardo Cimiotti was born in Plan, Friul, Republic of Venice. In 1734, he, a tradesman, migrated to Amoeneburg. In 1735 he married Anna Maria Stampfer, daughter of the boys' teacher, Adam Stampfer. Amoeneburg has become the ancestral seat of the Cimiotti family. (...)
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