Neuamt was a bailiwick (''Obervogtei'') of the Zürichgau, a subject territory of

Zürich , neighboring_municipalities = Adliswil, Dübendorf, Fällanden, Kilchberg, Maur, Oberengstringen, Opfikon, Regensdorf, Rümlang, Schlieren, Stallikon, Uitikon, Urdorf, Wallisellen, Zollikon , twintowns = Kunming, San Francisco Zürich ...

within the Old Swiss Confederacy, from 1442 to 1798. The bailiwick was detached from the

County of Kyburg The County of Kyburg probably came into existence in the 11th century and is first mentioned in 1027. After 1053 it was a possession of the counts of Dillingen. It was greatly expanded with the extinction of the House of Lenzburg in 1173. During 1 ...

as the latter was given to emperor Frederick III to ensure his support in the

Old Zürich War The Old Zurich War (german: Alter Zürichkrieg), 1440–46, was a conflict between the canton of Zurich and the other seven cantons of the Old Swiss Confederacy over the succession to the Count of Toggenburg. In 1436, Count Friedrich VII of T ...

. The territories of Kyburg left of the

Glatt river Glatt () is the name of a lesser affluent to the High Rhine in the Unterland of the canton of Zurich, Switzerland. It is long and flows out from the Greifensee through the Glatt Valley, discharging into the Rhine by Glattfelden. Whereas the u ...

were retained by Zürich, and were not re-attached to Kyburg when the county was re-purchased from the Habsburg ten years later. The bailiwick was administered by two reeves ( Obervögte) residing in Zürich. The former bailiwick now forms part of the

Zürcher Unterland The ''Zürcher Unterland'' ("Zurich lowlands") comprises the northwestern part of the canton of Zurich, including the districts of Bülach and Dielsdorf. Geographically, it is located in the Swiss plateau, between the Limmat valley, the city of ...

within the canton of Zürich, forming a strip of land west of the Glatt river with a width between tree and ten kilometres, including territory now in the municipalities of:

Weiach Weiach is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Weiach is first mentioned in 1271. It has belonged to Swiss Confederation since 1424. Since 1962 there has been a gravel industry located i ...

, Stadel,

Neerach Neerach is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Neerach is first mentioned between 1160 and 1169 as ''Neracho''. In 1149, Ried was mentioned as ''Riete''. Geography Neerach has an area ...

, Hochfelden,

Höri Höri is a municipality in the district of Bülach in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland, and belongs to the Glatt Valley (German: ''Glattal''). History Höri is first mentioned in as ''Hoerein''. Geography Höri has an area of . Of this are ...

Niederglatt Niederglatt is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Niederglatt is first mentioned in 1149 as ''Niderunglatto''. Between 1153 and 1155 it was mentioned as ''Nidrunglate''. Until 1840 it ...

Niederhasli Niederhasli is a municipality in the district of Dielsdorf in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland. History Niederhasli is first mentioned in 931 as ''Hasila''. On 10 January 2000, Crossair Flight 498 crashed in Niederhasli after taking off f ...

, Regensdorf (Adlikon). Ennethöri was a settlement east of the Glatt, attached to the Neuamt in 1667/89.

References

* Sammlung Schweizerischer Rechtsquellen, I. Abteilung: ''Die Rechtsquellen des Kantons Zürich.'' Neue Folge, Zweiter Teil: ''Rechte der Landschaft.'' Band 1: Thomas Weibel: ''Das Neuamt.'' Aarau 199
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* Thomas Weibel: ''Historische Kurzbeschreibungen der Siedlungen im Neuamt.'' Zürich 199

* * History of Zürich Glatt basin {{Switzerland-hist-stub