Landdrost (Dutch: [ˈlɑndrɔst] ) was the title of various officials with local jurisdiction in the Netherlands and a number of former territories in the...

with the name Landdrost or Drossaart. Also, Elten and Tudderen, both annexed from Germany after World War II, were governed by a Landdrost until they were...

slaves required passes to travel away from their masters. In 1797, the Landdrost and Heemraden, local officials, of Swellendam and Graaff-Reinet extended...

founded in 1837, administered the northern part of the territory through a landdrost based at Winburg. This northern area was later in federation with the...

An ordinance was passed in 1827, abolishing the old Dutch courts of landdrost and heemraden (resident magistrates being substituted) and establishing...

by the Openbaar Lichaam Zuidelijke IJsselmeerpolders (Z.IJ.P.), with a Landdrost. In 1984 Almere became an official municipality. Originally, Almere was...

Biebouw retorted, "Ik wil niet loopen, ik ben een Afrikaander – al slaat de landdrost mij dood, of al zetten hij mij in de tronk, ik zal, nog wil niet zwijgen...

1881) was a South African civil servant in the Orange Free State, miner, Landdrost and Acting Government Secretary. Truter was the second son of Olof Johannes...

in Austrian and British service, and later a mining commissioner and landdrost (magistrate) in the South African Republic (Transvaal). He is most commonly...

created from the eastern portion of the Potchefstroom district with its own landdrost (magistrate), having been laid out as a churchplace in 1865.: 237  Heidelberg...