The old Roman road station of Iuliacum on the Rur, name-giver of the county; the count's market town.
Its town rights are of the thirteenth century.
Who holds it
- Name
- Count William II of Jülich
- Title
- Lord
- Since
- About 1183
- Confidence
- high
Lord in 1200
The count of Jülich.
How things stand that morning
The count's; Welf.
Charter
Later.
Walls and castle
Roman fort remains; the count's residence is at Nideggen.
Trade and crafts
Road and river traffic.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: General.
Primary sources for Jülich
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.
- Royal Chronicle of Cologne (in stages from about 1175 to about 1250; the section on 1198 to 1220 written soon after the events). The fullest German narrative of the throne war from the Welf and Cologne side. Read online
- Dialogue on Miracles, Caesarius of Heisterbach (about 1219 to 1223). Not a chronicle but a Cistercian's book of exempla, full of stories about Cologne, the Rhineland and the Low Countries around 1200: the throne war, usurers, heretics, crusade preachers, knights and townsmen, monks and recruits at Heisterbach, founded in 1189. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.