At Easter 1199 the lords of Pettau, the archbishop of Salzburg's burgraves, beat the Hungarians on the Pettau field and took Friedau (Ormož) and Polstrau (Središče ob Dravi); the border was moved to a line from Polstrau to Luttenberg (Ljutomer).
On 1 January 1200 that line is less than nine months old. Across it lie the Hungarian lands between the Mur and the Drava (the Muraköz, Međimurje) and beyond the Mur the Prekmurje, under the royal castle counties of Zala and Varaždin. No fighting is recorded for the winter of 1199-1200, and Hungary is distracted by Emeric's quarrel with Andrew; the belt marks the newly conquered and still unsettled strip where raids from either side are to be expected rather than a proven raided zone.
The lordship of Pettau and the Pettau family are written by the Salzburg researcher (Pettau (Ptuj), which draws Friedau and Polstrau as contested and Luttenberg as claimed); this belt only marks the raiding zone.
How things stand that morning
Newly conquered ground held by Salzburg's men, unsettled and exposed; whether there was fighting in the winter of 1199-1200 is not recorded.
Who raids here
The Pettau men and their Salzburg knights from the west; the Hungarian border folk and the royal castle-warriors of Zala and Varaždin from the east (names not pinned).
Anchors west
Pettau (Ptuj, Salzburg), Friedau (Ormož), Polstrau (Središče ob Dravi).
Anchors east
Hungarian royal castles of the Zala and Varaždin counties (Varaždin; the Muraköz castle sites are not pinned for 1200).
Last campaign
Easter 1199 (battle on the Pettau field).
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: One dated battle and conquest (German Wikipedia, Herren von Pettau); no source used here describes raids in the winter of 1199-1200. The GM may treat this as a quiet but fragile line instead.
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.