Heerweg

An Heerweg (Middle High German her-wëc ) or used synonymously " Heerstraße " is a historical road connection that was built for the rapid supra-regional relocation of troops and armies. The term Heerweg has been linguistically proven since 1307.

Examples of named military routes

• Ochsenweg , it is called Hærvejen ( German : Heerweg) especially in Denmark
• Aachen-Frankfurter Heerstrasse
• Heerweg Cologne – Dortmund
• Heerweg Frankfurter Weg , also Bremer Weg

See also

• Via militaris ( Roman road )
• Military road

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Dictionary network, Mhd. Dictionary by Matthias Lexer
2. ↑ Lemma "Heer-weg". South Hessian dictionary. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS).
3. ^ Andreas Oeding, Broder Schwensen, Michael Sturm: Flexikon. 725 aha experiences from Flensburg !. Flensburg 2009, article: Heerweg