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  • Wusterhausen (Dosse) (Germany)

    When the Town Right Includes a River With the extinction of the Counts von Lindow-Ruppin in 1525, Wolfgang Redorf, a councilor of the Electorate of Brandenburg with a doctorate, prepared a register of the county, which had reverted to Brandenburg, on behalf of his sovereign Joachim I. With regard to Wusterhausen (Dosse), the register states... read more

  • Werneuchen (Germany)

    A Brandenburg Oppidum with a Vivid Legal History The history of Werneuchen, located about 30 km northeast of Berlin, is characterized by a typical development within the late medieval small-town period. In 1300, the settlement was named oppidum when the altar of St. Mary and St. John in the parish church of Eberswalde was assigned... read more

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    A Brandenburg Oppidum with a Vivid Legal History The history of Werneuchen, located about 30 km northeast of Berlin, is characterized by a typical development within the late medieval small-town period. In 1300, the settlement was named oppidum when the altar of St. Mary and St. John in the parish church of Eberswalde was assigned... read more

From the Glossary

  • Weichbild (Weichbildrecht) and Sächsisches Weichbild

    The term Weichbild (municipal jurisdiction), stemming from the Middle Low German word wikbelde, spread into Northern and Central Germany from the 12th century onward. The word element wik refers to pre-urban origins and means something like village, estate or independent settlement. It frequently appears in place names, e.g. Brunswik (Braunschweig). The root word bild, in... read more

  • Municipal Law (General)

    Medieval municipal law comprised the rules of law in force in a city, which normally consisted of a collection of privileges granted externally and rules laid down internally. The existence and validity of a specific law differing from the law of the surrounding region is one of a medieval city’s most important features. Inevitably granted... read more

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