Castle (about 1190) and market at the outflow of the Aare from the Lake of Thun, enlarged by Berthold V in 1191 after he broke the lords of Thun; the gateway to the Oberland.
Not yet a chartered town (HLS).
Who holds it
- Name
- Berthold V of Zähringen
- Title
- Lord of the town
- Confidence
- high
Lord in 1200
Berthold V of Zähringen
Militia
No numbers in the sources.
Primary sources for Zähringen
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 Marbach (compiled to 1238, the section on 1198 to 1210 written in the early 13th century). Alsatian annals on the Staufen side of the Upper Rhine. Read online
- Chronicle of Burchard of Ursberg, Burchard of Ursberg (about 1229 to 1230, reworked by Conrad of Lichtenau). Written a generation later by a fierce partisan of the Staufen and a critic of Innocent III. Read online
- Chronicle of Otto of St Blasien, Otto of St Blasien (about 1209 to 1210). A Swabian continuation of Otto of Freising written from the Staufen side. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.