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'''Kulm law''' or '''Chelmno law''' ({{lang-de|Kulmer Recht}}, ''Kulmer [[Handfeste]]''; {{lang- |
'''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]]. |
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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 |
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]], |
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Cities located under Kulm law include: |
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(Names since 1919/1945 in Poland) |
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In Poland: |
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*[[Chełmno]](Kulm) - 1233 |
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*[[Kwidzyn]](Marienwerder) - 1233 |
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*[[Toruń |
*[[Toruń]](Thorn) - 1233 |
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*[[Grudziądz]](Graudenz) - 1291 |
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*[[Iława]])Deutsch Eylau) - 1305 |
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*[[Działdowo]](Soldau) - 1344 |
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*[[Bytów]](Bütow) -1 346 |
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*[[Olsztyn]](Allenstein) - 1348 |
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*[[Bütow]] (Bytów) - 1346 |
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*[[Allenstein]] (Olszty]) - 1348 |
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In Masovia and Poland: |
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*[[Płock]] - 1237 |
*[[Płock]] - 1237 |
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*[[Warsaw]] - 1334 |
*[[Warsaw]] - 1334 |
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*[[Różan]] - 1378 |
*[[Różan]] - 1378 |
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*[[Ciechanów]] - 1400 |
*[[Ciechanów]] - 1400 |
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In Russia |
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*[[Kaliningrad]]- 1286 |
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In Lithuania: |
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*[[Klaipėda]]- 1258 |
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== See also == |
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*[[Håndfæstning]], [[Handfeste]] |
*[[Håndfæstning]], [[Handfeste]] |
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Revision as of 21:19, 19 April 2008
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
See also