Below the Ziller, the old boundary between the dioceses of Brixen and Salzburg, the Inn valley belongs to the duchy of Bavaria and to the diocese of Salzburg.
The Andechs counts' rights in the Inn valley end at Rottenburg near Jenbach (Northern Italy map). Kufstein, the Inn gate between the Kaiser and the Thiersee hills, has a castle first recorded in 1205 as the joint property of the bishop of Regensburg and the duke of Bavaria; by 1213 the duke holds it alone. Rattenberg, the later Bavarian frontier toll, is first named only in 1254.
Kitzbühel is a village whose name first appears about 1178-82 in a Marchward 'of Chizbuhel' (a Chiemsee charter); a later source shows the church of Bamberg as advocate there, and town rights come only on 6 June 1271 from Duke Louis II. The Brixental belongs, so far as later records show, to the church of Regensburg (its castle of Itter is sold to Salzburg only in 1380; not pinned for 1200). None of these places is a town in 1200.
Who he is
- Name
- Not pinned (the duke of Bavaria with the bishop of Regensburg at Kufstein; the bishop of Bamberg's estates round Kitzbühel; the bishop of Regensburg in the Brixental)
- Title
- Ground of the duchy of Bavaria, shared among the duke and the churches of Regensburg and Bamberg
- Since
- Not pinned
- Confidence
- low
de.wikipedia (Kufstein; Rattenberg (Tirol); Kitzbühel; Schwaz); the Northern Italy record Andechs (Inn valley)
Overlord
The duke of Bavaria.
What it holds
- Kufstein: the castle (first recorded 1205, held jointly by the bishop of Regensburg and the duke) and the Inn crossing
- Rattenberg and the Inn valley below the Ziller (Rattenberg first named 1254)
- Kitzbühel and the Leukental (the church of Bamberg's estates and advocacy; a Marchward of Kitzbühel about 1178-82)
- The Brixental with Hopfgarten (the church of Regensburg's by later records; not pinned for 1200)
Allies and rivals
Neighbours: the Andechs in the Inn valley above (tre), the archbishop of Salzburg in the Zillertal, the Pinzgau and the Saalach valley (sal), the counts of Falkenstein below Kufstein.
How things stand that morning
Bavarian ground on 1 January 1200, quiet so far as the sources show; the lords are not pinned place by place.
Wealth
The Inn road and river traffic from Innsbruck and Hall towards Bavaria; alpine farms; mining at Kitzbühel is later.
Military
Kufstein castle (first recorded 1205); the castle of Rattenberg (old, but first named 1254).
Places of note
- Kufstein castle: The Inn gate; first recorded 1205.
- Rattenberg: Later Bavarian frontier toll; first named 1254.
- Kitzbühel: Village; town only in 1271.
Where the sources disagree
- de.wikipedia (Rattenberg) speculates that the name comes from the Andechs name Rapoto/Ratpot; no Andechs hold on Rattenberg in 1200 is attested.
Evidence: The first records of these places are later than 1200; the lordship that winter is inferred.
On the map: All four parts are drawn as Bavarian ground with the lords not pinned; the Zillertal is left to the sal record.
Primary sources for Bavaria
Chronicles, registers, sagas and inscriptions written in or near 1200 that cover this entry. Each has its own page with editions, translations and where to read it.
- Annals of Schäftlarn and the Bavarian annals (12th and 13th centuries). Brief Bavarian annals. Read online
- The Austrian and Salzburg annals (kept in the 12th and 13th centuries, with continuations to the late 13th century). A family of monastic annals from Austria, Styria and Salzburg, printed together. Read online
- Chronicle of Otto of St Blasien, Otto of St Blasien (about 1209 to 1210). A Swabian continuation of Otto of Freising written from the Staufen side. Read online
- Regesta Imperii V: calendar of the acts of Philip, Otto IV and Frederick II, 1198 to 1272 (calendar of documents of 1198 to 1272, published 1881 to 1901). A dated calendar of every known act of King Philip and King Otto IV, with the acts of popes and princes that bear on the Empire. Read online
- Bavarian monuments: the charters of the Bavarian monasteries and bishoprics (charters from the 8th century onward, published 1763 to 1916). The great charter series of Bavaria, arranged by monastery and bishopric. Read online
- Charter book of the bishops of Trent (compiled 1207 to 1218; documents from the 11th century onward; edited 1852). The cartulary of the prince-bishops of Trent. Read online
Sources and studies
- Kufstein (de.wikipedia)
- Rattenberg (Tirol) (de.wikipedia)
- Kitzbühel (de.wikipedia)
- Schwaz (de.wikipedia)
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.