The margraves' old castle and market at the north-west of the Altmark, on the Jeetzel road to the Wendland and Lüneburg.
Town privileges are later; in 1200 a castle town of the margrave.
Who holds it
- Name
- Margrave Otto II
- Title
- Lord
- Since
- 1184
- Confidence
- medium
de.wikipedia (Otto II. (Brandenburg); Grafschaft Dannenberg).
Lord in 1200
The margrave, through his advocate (the nobles of Salzwedel held the advocacy in the 12th century; holder in 1200 not pinned).
How things stand that morning
Margrave's; Staufen.
Fairs and markets
Market.
Walls and castle
Margrave's castle.
Trade and crafts
Road and river trade towards Lüneburg and Hamburg.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: Outline only.
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.