A merchant settlement at a road crossing, probably some time before 1200; the German town begins about 1200 in the Gans lordship (timber felled about 1206 is the first evidence of its growth).
Johann Gans loses the terra of Pritzwalk to the margraves about 1214; the margraves make it a town (civitas) with Seehausen law on 23 July 1256.
Who holds it
- Name
- The Gans of Putlitz
- Title
- Lord
- Since
- not pinned
- Confidence
- medium
Pritzwalk, de.wikipedia
Lord in 1200
The Gans of Putlitz.
How things stand that morning
A market settlement of the Gans, just beginning to grow.
Charter
Not yet a chartered town.
Council
None yet.
Trade and crafts
Road crossing market.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Archaeology and inference from 1214 and 1256.
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.