Bergmeister
A ''Bergmeister'' ( lat, 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. In Austria the ''Bergmeister'' was also called the ''Obristbergmeister''.Max Joseph Gritzner: ''Commentar der Ferdinandeischen Bergordnung vom Jahre 1553.'' Bei Praumüller und Seidel, Wien 1842 See also *Bergordnung * Bergrecht *Bergregal The ''Bergregal'' () was the historic right of ownership of untapped mineral resources in parts of German-speaking Europe; ownership of the ''Bergregal'' meant entitlement to the rights and royalties from mining. Historically, it was one of th ... References Resource extraction occupations Miners ...
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Bergordnung
The Bergordnung were the mining regulations or law enacted in order to exercise the royal mining rights or ''Bergregal'' in central Europe in medieval times.