Not yet a town: an old place named in Salzburg's estate register of about 790, with a castle in the 12th century, at the core of the counts of Lebenau's county.
Archbishop Eberhard II will fortify the hill and make it a town in 1234, after buying the county's core.
Who holds it
- Name
- Count Otto of Lebenau
- Title
- Count of Lebenau
- Since
- 1190
- Confidence
- medium
Lord in 1200
Count Otto of Lebenau (county); Salzburg holds old estates there.
How things stand that morning
A village and castle of the Lebenau county.
Charter
None (town 1234).
Council
None: not a self-governing town in 1200.
Communities
Peasants, craftsmen and the lord's servants; no merchant community pinned.
Fairs and markets
None pinned.
Militia
None pinned.
Walls and castle
A castle of the 12th century on the hill (whose, not pinned; the counts of Lebenau's county).
Trade and crafts
Farm trade of the Salzach country.
Where the sources disagree
Evidence: de.wikipedia (Tittmoning; Grafschaft Lebenau).
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.
- Annals of Schäftlarn and the Bavarian annals (12th and 13th centuries). Brief Bavarian annals. Read online
- The Austrian and Salzburg annals (kept in the 12th and 13th centuries, with continuations to the late 13th century). A family of monastic annals from Austria, Styria and Salzburg, printed together. 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
- Regesta Imperii V: calendar of the acts of Philip, Otto IV and Frederick II, 1198 to 1272 (calendar of documents of 1198 to 1272, published 1881 to 1901). A dated calendar of every known act of King Philip and King Otto IV, with the acts of popes and princes that bear on the Empire. Read online
- Bavarian monuments: the charters of the Bavarian monasteries and bishoprics (charters from the 8th century onward, published 1763 to 1916). The great charter series of Bavaria, arranged by monastery and bishopric. Read online
- Charter book of the bishops of Trent (compiled 1207 to 1218; documents from the 11th century onward; edited 1852). The cartulary of the prince-bishops of Trent. Read online
Sources and studies
Last revised 4 November 2026. Published 4 November 2026. Suggest a correction on the OMNIA Discord.