Town · Bishopric of Osnabrück · as at first light, 1 January 1200

Iburg

The castle where the bishops of Osnabrück have lived since about 1100, with the Benedictine abbey of St Clement; not a town.

Who holds it

Name
Bishop Gerhard of Osnabrück
Title
Lord of the place
Confidence
medium

Lord in 1200

Bishop Gerhard of Osnabrück

Overlord

Bishop Gerhard of Osnabrück

How things stand that morning

The bishop's residence.

Council

None known in 1200.

Walls and castle

The bishop's castle.

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: Minor place; dates from modern town histories.

Sources and studies

  1. Osnabrück, de.wikipedia

Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.