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104 GERMANY. [Hanau-Munz.
2. The prefedurate of Bucherthal, the foreil: of Hanau, or Bcegvjald,
as alfo Bidau, were, in 1277, exxhanged by the abbey of St. Peter's
ad Gradus in Mentz. The former of thefe is but fmall, the latter very
large. All the woods about Hanau are in general independent deinefnes,
but the right of vencry in them is a fief, fubjedt to the Eledor of Mentz,
excepting one fmall, narrow wood, and the privilege of hunting on
one fide of it, which is a fief belonging to the Ei-npire. In this prefedurate
are fourteen towns and villages. The molf remarkable places
in it are
Philipjrtihe, a beautiful feat, lying about one half hour's dirtance from
the town of Hanau, near the village of Keflatt, or Keßclßadt, on the Maync.
This feat was built by Count Philip Reinhard, but received very great
improvements from his brother and fuccefibr Count °John Rheitibard.
The village near it is a demefne, but the toll on the Mayne is a fief
of the Empire.
Dornigheim, a county-town and a demefne ; but the vogtey, or government
of it is a fief of the abbey of St. Jacob's herd, near Mentz.
Runpenheim, a church-village on the other fide of the Mayne, over which
the moll: frequented ferry lies at this place. It is a fief of the Eledor of
Mentz, but belonging to the Biebermark, has an officer appointed over it.
The barons of Edeljheirn have a fine eftate here, which they were invefled
with in the year 1689, by the family of Hanau.
AU the other places here are demefnes ; as
Hochfladt,
a fmall town, containing a Lwi'Z'^r^« church.
Wachenbucken, a little place, in which formerly the lords of Hanau had a
conveyed to Hanauhy means
refidence, and whence alfo a fine fpring-water is
of iron pipes.
Mittelbuchen, a country-town, which, together with the manfion-houfe
there, was purchafed, in the year 1567, by the convent of Seligenßadt.
Bruchköbel, a village which, though in the year 136S it obtained a municipal
charter, like Hanau, from the Emperor Charles IV. yet ftill contains a
village.
Rofzdorf, a village, in which a lord o{ Hanau, in the year 1235', fettled
the firfl: Monks of the order of St, Anthony, whom he invited hither from
Vienne in France.
Rudigheim, a village, containing a Proteftant and Lutheran church. The
latter has a chapel at Loiver-Rodenbach, in the fame prefedurate, dependent
on it.
4. The prefedurate of Windecken. In it is
Windecken, formerly called Wunecke, a fmall town, containing a caftle,
feated on the river Nieder. This place is a fief belonging to Bamberg.
In the year 1288, King Rudolph!, granted it the fame privileges with the
city of Frankfort. Till the year 1436, the lords of Hatiau generally refided
here.
Eichen,