Not a town: a Slav castle place of the Heveller on the Havel opposite the Nuthe mouth, first named Poztupimi in Otto III's grant to Quedlinburg abbey of 3 July 993 (which never took effect).
Albert the Bear conquered it in 1150; after 1157 a German stone tower castle was built at the crossing about 700 m from the Slav castle. First called a small town in 1304 and a town in 1317.
Who holds it
- Name
- Margrave Otto II (not pinned)
- Title
- Lord
- Since
- not pinned
- Confidence
- low
Geschichte Potsdams, de.wikipedia
Lord in 1200
The margrave's castle keeper (not pinned).
How things stand that morning
A castle place of the margrave's on the Nuthe frontier with the Teltow; keeper not pinned.
Charter
Not yet a chartered town.
Council
None yet.
Walls and castle
German stone tower castle at the crossing (after 1157).
Trade and crafts
Havel crossing.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Archaeology and the 993 charter; nothing written for 1200.
Primary sources for Brandenburg (Otto II)
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 Pegau; Annals of Magdeburg (12th and 13th centuries; Pegau continued to 1227). The annals of the Wettin lands and of Magdeburg. Read online
- Chronicle of the Lauterberg (Petersberg near Halle), Konrad of Lauterberg (about 1225). The house chronicle of the Wettin foundation on the Lauterberg, sharp-tongued and well informed on Saxony, Meissen and Magdeburg. Read online
- Deeds of the archbishops of Magdeburg (main text to 1142, continued in the 13th and 14th centuries). The Magdeburg house history, with a continuation covering Archbishop Ludolf of Kroppenstedt (1192 to 1205), a firm supporter of Philip who hosted the king's Christmas court at Magdeburg on 25 December 1199. Read online
- Pomeranian charter book, volume 1, 786 to 1253 (documents of 786 to 1253, edited 1868). All known charters for Pomerania and Rügen to 1253. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.