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Kulm law or Chelmno law (German: Kulmer Recht, Kulmer Handfeste; Latin: Jus Culmense vetus; Polish: Prawo chełmińskie) was a legal constitution for a municipal form of government used in several Central European cities during the Middle Ages.

It was initiated in 1233 in the Monastic State of the Teutonic Knights by Hochmeister Hermann von Salza when the town of Kulm (Chełmno) received German town law, in particular a modification of Magdeburg rights. This type of law was adopted by cities in [Poland]](especially in Eastern Pomeranian, and Masovian cities) and Prussia,

Cities located under Kulm law include:

In Poland:

Chełmno(Kulm) - 1233
Kwidzyn(Marienwerder) - 1233
Toruń(Thorn) - 1233
Grudziądz(Graudenz) - 1291
Iława)Deutsch Eylau) - 1305
Działdowo(Soldau) - 1344
Bytów(Bütow) -1 346
Olsztyn(Allenstein) - 1348
Płock - 1237
Warsaw - 1334
Różan - 1378
Biały Bór - 382
Ciechanów - 1400

In Russia

Kaliningrad- 1286

In Lithuania:

Klaipėda- 1258

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-'''Kulm law''' or '''Chelmno law''' ({{lang-de|Kulmer Recht}}, ''Kulmer [[Handfeste]]''; {{lang-lt|Jus Culmense vetus}}; {{lang-pl|Prawo chełmińskie}}) was a legal [[constitution]] for a [[municipal]] [[form of government]] used in several Central European cities during the [[Middle Ages]].
+'''Kulm law''' or '''Chelmno law''' ({{lang-de|Kulmer Recht}}, ''Kulmer [[Handfeste]]''; {{lang-lat|Jus Culmense vetus}}; {{lang-pl|Prawo chełmińskie}}) was a legal [[constitution]] for a [[municipal]] [[form of government]] used in several Central European cities during the [[Middle Ages]].
-It was initiated in 1233 in the [[Monastic State of the Teutonic Knights]] by [[Hochmeister]] [[Hermann von Salza]] when the town of [[Kulm]] (Chełmno) received [[German town law]], in particular a modification of [[Magdeburg rights]]. This type of law was adopted by many [[Prussia]]n, [[Eastern Pomerania]]n, and [[Masovia]]n cities.
+It was initiated in 1233 in the [[Monastic State of the Teutonic Knights]] by [[Hochmeister]] [[Hermann von Salza]] when the town of [[Kulm]] ([[Chełmno]]) received [[German town law]], in particular a modification of [[Magdeburg rights]]. This type of law was adopted by cities in [Poland]](especially in [[Eastern Pomerania]]n, and [[Masovia]]n cities)  and [[Prussia]],
-Location of cities, when founded under Kulm law:
+Cities located under Kulm law include:
-(Names since 1919/1945 in Poland)
-In Prussia:
+In Poland:
-*[[Kulm]] (Chełmno) - 1233
+*[[Chełmno]](Kulm) - 1233
-*[[Marienwerder]] (Kwidzyn) - 1233
+*[[Kwidzyn]](Marienwerder) - 1233
-*[[Toruń|Thorn]] (Toruń) - 1233
+*[[Toruń]](Thorn) - 1233
-*[[Memel]] (Klaipėda) - 1258
+*[[Grudziądz]](Graudenz) - 1291
-*[[Königsberg]] - 1286
+*[[Iława]])Deutsch Eylau) - 1305
-*[[Graudenz]] (Grudziądz) - 1291
+*[[Działdowo]](Soldau) - 1344
-*[[Deutsch Eylau]] (Iława) - 1305
+*[[Bytów]](Bütow) -1 346
-*[[Soldau]] (Działdowo) - 1344
+*[[Olsztyn]](Allenstein) - 1348
-*[[Bütow]] (Bytów) - 1346
-*[[Allenstein]] (Olszty]) - 1348
-*[[Baldenburg]] (Biały Bór) - 1382
-In Masovia and Poland:
 *[[Płock]] - 1237
 *[[Warsaw]] - 1334
 *[[Różan]] - 1378
+*[[Biały Bór]] - 382
 *[[Ciechanów]] - 1400
+In Russia
+*[[Kaliningrad]]- 1286
+In Lithuania:
+*[[Klaipėda]]- 1258
 == See also ==
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 *[[History of Prussia]]
 *[[Håndfæstning]], [[Handfeste]]
+[[Category:German legal history]]
+[[Category:Urban studies and planning terminology]]
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-[[Category:German legal history]]
-[[Category:Urban studies and planning]]
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