A Passau castle and a market square laid out by Wolfger in 1199 on the Inn bank: a planned market, not yet chartered (market rights 1276), living from the Inn ships' tolls and crafts.
Who holds it
- Name
- Bishop Wolfger of Passau
- Title
- Lord
- Since
- Passau's since the end of the 12th century
- Confidence
- medium
Lord in 1200
Bishop Wolfger of Passau.
How things stand that morning
A new planned market under the bishop's castle.
Charter
None (market rights 1276).
Council
None: not a self-governing town in 1200.
Communities
Peasants, craftsmen and the lord's servants; no merchant community pinned.
Fairs and markets
None pinned.
Militia
None pinned.
Walls and castle
The bishop's castle; the market and castle squares laid out in 1199.
Trade and crafts
Inn shipping, ship tolls and crafts.
What the year holds
What happened next, if nothing in play changes it. Each event carries what it depends on and what would stop it.
- 1200 (not pinned)Building of the new market goes on.Depends on: Peace on the Inn. Stopped by: War with the duke or the Andechs.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: de.wikipedia (Obernberg am Inn).
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.