Town · Kingdom of Hungary · as at first light, 1 January 1200

Nagyszombat

A Saturday-market place on the road from Pozsony to the Váh, whose name (Great Saturday) points to its market.

Its first written mention (1211) and royal town privileges (1238) are later; in 1200 it is a market village.

Who holds it

Title
royal or church land in Pozsony county (not pinned)
Confidence
low

Lord in 1200

Not pinned (royal or the archbishop of Esztergom's); in Pozsony county.

Charter

None in 1200; privileges 1238.

Communities

Villagers and traders.

Fairs and markets

A weekly Saturday market (implied by the name).

Trade and crafts

Market for the Trnava plain.

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: Inferred from later evidence.

Primary sources for Hungary

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.

4 more in the sources library for Poland, Hungary and the Adriatic.

Sources and studies

  1. Pozsony County (Wikipedia)

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