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Mine manager or foreman in German-speaking Europe

A Bergmeister (Latin: Magister montium) 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.[1] In Austria the Bergmeister was also called the Obristbergmeister.[2]

In Sweden the titel Bergmästare has been known since 1347[3] and is since 1630 a titel for persons responsible for the concession and creating of new mines in Sweden.

• Bergordnung
• Bergrecht
• Bergregal

1. ^ Heinrich Veith: Deutsches Bergwörterbuch mit Belegen. Verlag von Wilhelm Gottlieb Korn, Breslau 1871
2. ^ Max Joseph Gritzner: Commentar der Ferdinandeischen Bergordnung vom Jahre 1553. Bei Praumüller und Seidel, Wien 1842
3. ^ Jan-Olof Hedström: ...igenom gode Ordningar och flitigt upseende... Bergsstaten, 2012, ISBN 9789174031805