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The borough charter of Flensburg (1284)Medieval square in Spišská Sobota, Slovakia (now in Poprad). The former name of the town literally means "Saturday in Spiš" and it is derived from a day of week in which the town was granted a right to organize a market.
Town privileges or borough rights were important features of European towns during most of the second millennium. The city law customary in Central Europe probably dates back to Italian models, which in turn were oriented towards the traditions of the self-administration of Roman cities.
Judicially, a borough (or burgh) was distinguished from the countryside by means of a charter from the ruling monarch that defined its privileges and laws. Common privileges involved trade (marketplace, the storing of goods, etc.) and the establishment of guilds. Some of these privileges were permanent and could imply that the town obtained the right to be called a borough, hence the term "borough rights" (German: Stadtrecht; Dutch: stadsrechten). Some degree of self-government, representation by diet, and tax-relief could also be granted. Multiple tiers existed; for example, in Sweden, the basic royal charter establishing a borough enabled trade, but not foreign trade, which required a higher-tier charter granting staple right.
Townprivileges or borough rights were important features of European towns during most of the second millennium. The city law customary in Central Europe...
century, they often received townprivileges granting them autonomy from local secular or religious rulers. Such privileges often included the right to...
cities in modern Sweden that once enjoyed city privileges, thus were entitled to call themselves town (Swedish: stad, plural städer). The year indicates...
were merged with neighboring parishes, and the market towns lost their special status and privileges, though many still advertise themselves using the moniker...
recognized as such by their urban charters (e.g., municipal charters, townprivileges, German town law), so there was no bourgeoisie apart from the citizenry of...
called Gemeinden. Historically, the title Stadt was associated with townprivileges, but today it is a mere honorific title. The title can be bestowed...
(German: Magdeburger Recht; also called Magdeburg Law) were a set of townprivileges first developed by Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor (936–973) and based on...
to townprivileges under the feudal system. Townspeople who lived in chartered towns were burghers, as opposed to serfs who lived in villages. Towns were...
being annexed by the Grand Duchy of Lithuania in 1242. It received townprivileges in 1499. From 1569, it was the capital of Minsk Voivodeship, an administrative...
town by King Albert of Sweden on 7 February 1365. However, its townprivileges were taken over by Pori in 1558. After 442 years, Ulvila regained town...
and has a population of approximately 76,000. Having been awarded townprivileges in 1222, Marburg served as capital of the landgraviate of Hessen-Marburg...
a town or village he owned certain townprivileges that places without city rights did not have. In Belgium, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands, a town, often...
formally received its townprivileges on 18 October 1965 on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the second foundation of the town by von François. In...
autonomous German-speaking cities and towns of Central Europe that held a municipal charter, townprivileges (German town law). Grand Burghers also existed...
the town during the early Middle Ages. Trade continued to improve, although it was not until 1441 that Aarhus was granted market townprivileges, and...
connected the walled areas with wooden buildings. Ljubljana acquired the townprivileges at some time between 1220 and 1243. Seven fires erupted during the...
and fishermen that became a comparatively-large town in the 13th century and received townprivileges in 1241 because of its position at a natural crossroads...
was granted its first known "townprivileges" in 1291 by the Hungarian King Andrew III, and was declared a free royal town in 1405 by King Sigismund. In...
the High Medieval communal movement linked to the rise of medieval townprivileges) and by modern anti-monarchism e.g. of the temporary overthrow of the...
current town centre in 1913. The municipality of Sankt Augustin was established in 1969, and on September 6, 1977 Sankt Augustin acquired townprivileges (German:...
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