A fortress town on its rock above the Rhine crossing between the Breisgau and Alsace, shared between the bishop of Basel and the Staufen since the 1180s.
Philip handed Berthold V the Staufen share in 1198; a gate inscription records Berthold's building there.
Who holds it
- Name
- Shared: the bishop of Basel and, by Philip's concession of 1198, Berthold V
- Title
- Lord of the town
- Confidence
- medium
Lord in 1200
Shared: the bishop of Basel and, by Philip's concession of 1198, Berthold V
Militia
No numbers in the sources.
Walls and castle
The rock fortress; a gate built by Berthold V (inscription).
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: The exact shape of the 1198 concession is not pinned.
Primary sources for Zähringen
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 Marbach (compiled to 1238, the section on 1198 to 1210 written in the early 13th century). Alsatian annals on the Staufen side of the Upper Rhine. Read online
- Chronicle of Burchard of Ursberg, Burchard of Ursberg (about 1229 to 1230, reworked by Conrad of Lichtenau). Written a generation later by a fierce partisan of the Staufen and a critic of Innocent III. 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
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.