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Portraits of Historic Cities

  • 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

  • Lay Judges and the Lay Judges’ Bench

    Schöffen or lay judges are individuals who administer justice. In the Middle Ages, they were also occupied with governance. The term Schöffe denotes an assesor and is derived from the Germanic word skapjan, meaning rule in the legal sense. In the Germanic era, mediation and the administration of justice were the responsibility of the entire... 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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