The years 1300 to 1399

1312

 

On 21 May 1312 the German City Rügenwalde was again created. The establishment document was issued by the brothers Peter, Johannis and Lorenz Swenza on the castle Schlawe. Thus they gave five settler, obligated re-establishment to execute, the city. It should belong to them inherit and peculiar. In addition they gave them 110 Hufe5) field, 80 Hufe situated between the River Wipper6) and the village Zizow and 30 Hufe on the left bank of the Wipper.
50 Hufe pastureland and the right to buy more fields. In this area the "Lübische" municipal right7) should apply.

1320

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The village Bantowe was acquired by count Peter Swenz to Neuenburg-Tuchel for the City Rügenwalde by the Johanniter.

 

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For the first time the "Rathmannen" (town councillors) was mentioned by Rügenwalde.

1321

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Rügenwalde acquired the villages Zerawe and Sukow for 500 Marks.

 

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The Marien church of Rügenwalde was mentioned for the first time documentary.

1322

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The village Sellen was acquired by Rügenwalde.

 

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Rügenwalde acquired the castle Dirlow, surrendered it however shortly to the pomeranian dukes.

1327

 

The castle Dirlow and the Rügenwaldermünder inn was bought by Jesco Swenza for 213 Marks of the city Rügenwalde.

1330

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Grupenhagen was acquired by Rügenwalde.

 

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The parish of Rügenwalde and Zizow was separated.

1333

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The boundary was determined between Rügenwalde and Kopahn.

 

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A document from 21 December 1333 occupies the presence of a school at Rügenwalde.

 

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Up to this year all rights city owner at the city Rügenwalde had been acquired by the city.

1340-1360

 

The wall and four city gates were built by the city Rügenwalde.

1347

 

The pomeranian duke Bogislaw V. was recognised by the Neuenburger count family of the Swenzonen, with which Rügenwalde into the possession of the dukes family to Stettin came.

1350

 

The City Rügenwalde joins the federation of the Hanse (indirect).

1352

 

The castle mill was sold for 1500 Marks at duke Bogislaw V.

1362

 

The city Rügenwalde became an indirect member of the Hanse.

1363

 

The ducal "Amt" Rügenwalde developed.

1365

 

After a defeat of the Hanse against the king Waldemar IV. of Denmark, the Hanse imposed a trade embargo over Denmark. The city Rügenwalde did not adhere however to the barrier and for "was verhanset" which equaled an exclusion from the Hanse.

1372

 

On the castle to Rügenwalde a meeting of the dukes from West- (Vor-) and Middel Pomerania took place.

1378

 

The village Zizow was bought by Rügenwalde.

1379

 

The city Rügenwalde was taken up again to the Hanse (indirectly).

1380

 

Duke Bogislaw V. began with the building of the castle in his current form.

1382

 

King "Erich the Pommer" was born. It lived its youth at Rügenwalde. The place of birth is not well-known with security.


View according to Zizow


5)

Hufe (also Hube, approx. 24 hectares), in the early medieval landed property condition the proportion of the individual farmer families of the municipality corridor.

6)

The River Wipper rises from Lake Wipper at the village Walddorf (eastern of Rummelsburg), after approximately 115 kilometres flows, at Rügenwaldermünde, into the Baltic Sea.

7)

The "lübische" municipal right (Lübecker right), the most important municipal law in the German Middle Ages, spread over the entire Baltic Sea space.