Castle above the Zwickau Mulde (named in the 10th century, seat of an early bishop Eido) and centre of the Dedonid lordship of Rochlitz, held by Dedo from 1156 and by Conrad II from 1190; the family's house of Augustinian canons at Zschillen (Wechselburg) lies just upstream.
A market settlement below; not yet a chartered town.
Who holds it
- Name
- Margrave Conrad II (lordship of Rochlitz)
- Title
- Lord of the place
- Since
- 1190
- Confidence
- high
Lord in 1200
Margrave Conrad II (lordship of Rochlitz)
How things stand that morning
Conrad II's.
Charter
None yet.
Communities
German and Sorb.
Walls and castle
Castle.
Trade and crafts
Mulde valley.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: de.wikipedia and FMG.
Primary sources for Lusatia
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
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.