Bardengau

The Bardengau is a medieval Gaugrafschaft in the area around Lüneburg on the lower Elbe; his capital was Bardowick. The Bardengau was divided into 7 Gohen: they included Ebstorf, Schmarphe or Munster, Bertensen, Olden Bruges or Modestorp, Barskamp and Dahl castle or Wibeck. And parted on in 13 major and regional courts: they included Amelinghausen, eight Ramelsloh, Pattensen, Neuland, Masch, Bardo Wick, Artlenburg, Bleckede, Bleckeder march, the Court of fracture villages, country Uelzen, country bottom pond and court Suderburg. Most of the listed dishes are his once probably also been Gohe because it originally was no area of ​​Old Saxony land that was not divided into Gohe.

The Bardengau is mentioned as a countryside, moved to the Charlemagne in the year 795, to fight against the Saxons. By Bardengau led the Old Salt Road from Lüneburg to Lübeck with her Elbe crossing at Artlenburg; In addition, the district was important as a border district against the Slavs.

In 892 Egbert received († 932) from the family of Bill Unger, Count of Wetigau, 66 Königshufen in Gau Tilithi, in Marstemgau, Loingau and Bardengau of King Arnulf (c. 850-899 ).

Wichmann I the Elder ( c. 900-944 ), probably a grandson Ekbert, the one of the leading opponents of Emperor Otto the Great counted after 935, Graf was Bardengau.

About the Bill Unger and their successors, the Guelphs, the Bardengau was the heartland of the Duchy of Lüneburg.