A royal market and toll place since the Raffelstetten toll ordinance (902-906), with a castle on the site of Roman Lentia: a town in the making, not yet a Babenberg place.
See Linz (Haunsberg).
Who holds it
- Name
- Gottschalk II of Haunsberg, as a fief of the bishop of Passau
- Title
- Lord of the place
- Confidence
- medium
de.wikipedia Linz and Linzer Schloss.
Lord in 1200
Gottschalk II of Haunsberg, as a fief of the bishop of Passau
How things stand that morning
Passau fief of the Haunsbergs; Bavarian overlordship.
Charter
None; Leopold VI lays out the town in 1207, a town judge and seal by 1240.
Council
None recorded.
Communities
Not recorded.
Fairs and markets
Not recorded.
Militia
Not recorded.
Trade and crafts
Market and Danube landing.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: de.wikipedia Linz and Linzer Schloss.
Primary sources for Passau (Wolfger)
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
- 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
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.