Town · Duchy of Bavaria · as at first light, 1 January 1200

Straubing

The old village round St Peter's, an Augsburg church estate between the duke's lands and the counts of Bogen.

Who holds it

Name
The chapter of Augsburg cathedral
Title
Cathedral chapter of Augsburg
Confidence
medium

Straubing (de.wikipedia)

Lord in 1200

The cathedral chapter of Augsburg, lord of old Straubing since Bishop Bruno's death in 1029.

Overlord

The duke of Bavaria and the king.

How things stand that morning

The Augsburg chapter's village on 1 January 1200.

Charter

None: the duke's new town is founded in 1218, a challenge to the chapter's lordship.

Council

None recorded.

Militia

Not recorded.

Walls and castle

The chapter's church of St Peter, rebuilt in Romanesque style in the later twelfth century.

Trade and crafts

A Danube village in the Gäuboden, the richest farmland of Bavaria.

Where the sources disagree

Evidence: The 1029 and 1218 dates are attested.

Primary sources for Bavaria

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.

Sources and studies

  1. Straubing (de.wikipedia)

Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.