List of towns with German town law
A list of towns in Europe with German town law. The year of law granting is listed when known.
Lübeck law
(Lübisches Recht)
Brandenburg law
(Brandenburger Recht)
- Berlin, 1225-32
- Brandenburg, 1170
- Frankfurt an der Oder, 1253
- Słupsk (Stolp), 1310
- Stargard Szczeciński (Stargard in Pommern), 1253
- Szczecin (Stettin), 1243
- Wałcz (Deutsch-Krone), 1303
Kulm law
(Kulmer Recht)
- Klaipėda (Memel), 1475
- Biały Bór (Baldenburg), 1382
- Bytów (Bütow), 1346
- Chełmno (Kulm), 1233
- Ciechanów (Ciechanow), 1400
- Działdowo (Soldau), 1344
- Grudziądz (Graudenz), 1291
- Iława (Deutsch-Eylau), 1305
- Kaliningrad (Königsberg), 1286
- Kwidzyń (Marienwerder), 1233
- Olsztyn (Allenstein), 1348
- Płock (Plozk), 1237
- Rawa
- Różan (Rozan), 1378
- Toruń (Thorn), 1233
- Warsaw (Warschau), 1334
Magdeburg law
(Magdeburger Recht)
- Bautzen, not later than 1213 (maybe 1157)
- Brest, Belarus, 1390
- Chemnitz, 1414
- Cottbus
- Dresden, 1299
- Halle an der Saale, ca. 1150
- Kapyl, 1652
- Leipzig, 1161-1170
- Magdeburg, 1188
Lwówek Śląski law
(Löwenberger Recht)
- Cieszyn/Český Těšín (Teschen), 1374
- Lwówek Śląski (Löwenberg), before 1217
- Oświęcim (Auschwitz)
- Žilina (Sillein), 1357
Old Prague law
(Prag-Altstädter Recht)
- České Budějovice (Budweis), 1251
- Plzeň (Pilsen), 1298
- Prague (Prag), ca. 1230
- Příbram (Freiberg in Böhmen)
Jihlava law
(Iglauer Recht)
- Havlíčkův Brod (Deutsch-Brod)
- Jihlava (Iglau), 1249
- Kremnica (Kremnitz), 1328
- Kutná Hora (Kuttenberg)
- Prague, Malá Strana, 1267
- Sebeş (Mühlbach)
- Sibiu (Hermannstadt), 1224
Olomouc law
(Olmützer Recht)
Środa Śląska law
Sroda Slaska law (Latin: ius Novi Fori, ius sredense, German: Neumarkt-Magdeburger Recht) was a legal constitution for a municipal form of government used in some Polish cities during the Middle Ages. It was based on town charter of Halle (Saale), a town located in German state of Saxony-Anhalt. Sroda Slaska law was popular in the 13th century in Lower Silesia, eastern Greater Poland and northern Lesser Poland. Altogether, some 100 towns were granted Sroda Slaska law, together with hundreds of villages. Introduction of this law was supported by Silesian Duke Henry I the Bearded, who frequently sent his envoys to Halle for consultation. Compared with Magdeburg rights, Sroda law as less advanced and more conservative, providing limited autonomy to towns. First town in the Kingdom of Poland which was granted Sroda Slaska law was Kostomloty (probably 1241), followed by Ujow and Sobotka.
Kalisz law (Latin: ius Calisiense) was a local variety of Sroda Slaska law, used in eastern Greater Poland and Wieluń Land. In 1283, Duke Przemysl II created high court of German law, located in Kalisz.
- Bardejov (Bartfeld), 1370
- Belz, 1377
- Bochnia (Salzberg), 1253
- Brest, 1390
- Brzeg (Brieg), 1248
- Chełm (Cholm), 1392
- Dubno, 1507
- Głogów (Glogau), 1253
- Gniezno (Gnesen), 1243
- Halych (Halicz)
- Hrodna (Grodno), 1391
- Hrubieszów (Hrubieszow), 1400
- Humenné (Homenau)
- Jarosław (Jaroslau), 1351
- Jasło (Jaslo), 1366
- Kalisz (Kalisch), 1282
- Kamianets-Podilskyi (Kamenez Podolsk), 1374
- Kaunas (Kauen), 1408
- Khmilnyk (Chmelnik), 1448
- Kielce, 1346
- Kiev (Kiew), 1494
- Kluczbork (Kreuzburg in Oberschlesien)
- Kolomyia (Kolomea), 1405
- Koprzywnica (Kopreinitz), 1268
- Kraków (Krakau), 1257
- Krupina (Karpfen), before 1241
- Łódź, 1423
- Lublin, 1317
- Lutsk (Luzk), 1432
- Lviv (Lemberg), 1356
- Minsk, 1496
- Navahrudak
- Nowy Sącz (Neu Sandez)
- Nowy Targ (Neumarkt), 1346
- Oleśnica (Oels), 1255
- Opava (Troppau), 1273
- Polatsk (Polozk)
- Poznań (Posen), 1253
- Przemyśl (Przemysl), 1353
- Radom, 1360
- Radomsko
- Rzeszów (Rzeszow), 1354
- Sambir (Sambor)
- Sandomierz (Sandomir), 1227
- Siedlce, 1549
- Sieradz (Schieratz)
- Słupca (Slupca), 1296
- Slutsk (Sluzk), 1441
- Środa Śląska (Neumarkt in Schlesien), 1211
- Tarnów, 1328
- Terebovlia (Trembowla), 1389
- Trakai (Troki)
- Ujazd (Ujest), 1223
- Vilnius (Wilna), 1387
- Vitsebsk (Witebsk), 1547
- Volodymyr-Volynskyi (Wladimir Wolynsk), before 1324
- Wrocław (Breslau), 1242
- Zgierz, 1224
- Zhytomyr (Schitomir), 1444
- Żmigród (Trachenberg), 1253
South German law
(Süddeutsches Stadtrecht)
- Alba Iulia (Karlsburg)
- Amberg
- Bad Reichenhall
- Banská Bystrica (Neusohl), 1255
- Berehovo, 1342
- Bistriţa (Bistritz)
- Braşov (Kronstadt)
- Bratislava (Pressburg), 1291
- Bruck an der Mur
- Buda (Ofen), ca. 1350
- Celje (Cilli)
- Campulung (Langenau), ca. 1300
- Cluj-Napoca (Klausenburg)
- Dej (Desch)
- Eger (Erlau)
- Esztergom (Gran)
- Gorizia (Görz), 1307
- Graz, 1281
- Győr (Raab), 1271
- Kežmarok (Käsmark), 1269
- Khust (Hust)
- Kočevje (Gottschee)
- Komárom/Komárno (Komorn), 1265
- Košice (Kaschau), 1347
- Levoča (Leutschau), 1271
- Linz, 1241
- Maribor (Marburg an der Drau), 1254
- Munich (München), 1294
- Nitra (Neutra), 1248
- Nuremberg, 1200
- Oradea (Großwardein)
- Passau, 1255
- Pécs (Fünfkirchen)
- Pest, 1244
- Piatra Neamţ
- Prešov (Preschau), 1374
- Regensburg, 1207/1230
- Rimavská Sobota (Großsteffelsdorf)
- Salzburg, 1368
- Sankt Pölten, 1159
- Sárospatak
- Satu Mare (Sathmar), 1213
- Sighetu Marmaţiei (Marmarosch Sziget)
- Sighişoara (Schäßburg)
- Sopron (Ödenburg)
- Steyr, 1287
- Suceava (Sutschawa)
- Szeged (Szegedin)
- Székesfehérvár (Stuhlweißenburg), 1237
- Szentgotthárd (Sankt Gotthard)
- Szombathely (Steinamanger)
- Târgu Jiu
- Trnava (Tyrnau) 1238
- Varaždin (Warasdin)
- Vasvár (Eisenburg)
- Vienna (Wien), 1221/1237/1296
- Villach, 1239
- Vukovar
- Wiener Neustadt, 1277
- Zagreb (Agram), 1242
References
- Krallert, Wilfried. Atlas zur Geschichte der deutschen Ostsiedlung. Velhagen & Klasing. Bielefeld. 1958.
- Magocsi, Paul Robert. Historical Atlas of Central Europe: Revised and Expanded Edition. University of Washington Press. Seattle. 2002. ISBN 0-295-98193-8