Bergmeister
Sign in to saveA Bergmeister () was a mine manager or foreman in German-speaking Europe who, along with the Bergvogt, was one of the officials serving on a mining court (Berggericht). There were Bergmeisters in every mining district in Germany. In Austria the Bergmeister was also called the Obristbergmeister.
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- profession
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- entrepreneur
- Field of work
- mining
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- female form of label
- Bergmeisterin
- male form of label
- Bergmeister
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A Bergmeister () was a mine manager or foreman in German-speaking Europe who, along with the Bergvogt, was one of the officials serving on a mining court (Berggericht). There were Bergmeisters in every mining district in Germany. In Austria the Bergmeister was also called the Obristbergmeister.
==Sweden== In Sweden the title Bergmästare has been known since 1347 and is since 1630 a title for persons responsible for the concession and creating of new mines in Sweden.
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