List of German city foundations / 11. century
First documentary mention
The following places, which later became cities, were founded in the 11th century or first mentioned in a document:
- to 1000 Haselünne is as Lunni in the Corvey's called tax registers
- 1002 Bautzen , first documented mention
- 1002 Villa Erlangon, later (old town) Erlang, 1398 town charter, 1812 merging with the new town to form today's Erlangen
- 1002 Strehla , first documented mention
- 1003 Buer first mentioned in writing as "Puira" in a document from Archbishop Heribert of Cologne
- 1003 Essen , first documented mention as a city
- 1003 Kronach , first documentary mention
- 1005 Doberlug , first documented mention
- 1006 Schwandorf , first documented mention as "suainicondorf"
- 1007 Fürth , Jüterbog , first documented mention
- 1007 Ostritz , urk. First mentioned as castellum Ostrusna ? City foundation around 1238 ( Burgrave Otto I von Dohna ?), 1347 city charter by Charles IV.
- 1011 The Meierhof Hedereshusen is mentioned for the first time in a donation - the earliest mention of today's desert area
- 1011 Schalkau , first documented mention
- 1012 Naumburg (Saale) , first documented mention
- 1015 Leipzig , first documented mention as "urbs Libzi"
- 1015 Bielefeld , first documented mention as "Biliuelde"
- 1016 Berka / Werra , first documented mention
- 1017 Hollfeld , first documented mention
- 1021 Mering , first known written mention on November 14, 1021 by Emperor Heinrich II.
- 1022 Stendal , first documented mention
- 1028 Kulmbach , first documented mention
- 1030 Ahaus
- 1031 Braunschweig , first documented mention as "Brunesguik" (according to the legend of the city's foundation, Braunschweig is said to have been founded as early as 861)
- 1032 Unna , first documented mention in a letter from Archbishop Pilgrim of Cologne
- 1034 Amberg
- 1036 Oerlinghausen
- 1037 Öhringen , first documentary mention
- 1038 Kehl , first documented mention
- 1041 Bochum , first documented mention as "Cofbuokheim"
- 1044 Friedrichroda , first documented mention
- 1046 Nürtingen , first documented mention
- 1046 Hettstedt
- 1046 Sandersleben
- 1050 Nuremberg , first documentary mention
- around 1050 Salzuflen , first mention of the “Uflon” settlement and a salt mine located there
- 1056 Coburg , first documented mention
- 1057 , August 27th: Weiterode , first documentary mention
- 1058 Mergentheim , first documented mention
- 1064 Bad Sulza , first documented mention
- between 1065 and 1075 Straelen , first documented mention as "Strala"
- 1066 Schmölln , first documented mention
- 1067 Backnang , first documented mention
- 1067 Pforzheim , first documented mention
- 1069 Alsfeld
- 1071 Abenberg
- 1071 Görlitz , first documented mention (still as a village)
- 1071 Lehesten , first documented mention
- 1072 Attendorn , first documented mention
- 1074 Hilden , first documented mention
- 1075 Troisdorf , first documented mention
- 1075 Metzingen , first documented mention
- 1075 Demmin , first documented mention, Adam von Bremen , city law ( Lübisches law ) between 1236 and 1249
- 1076 Lübeck , first documented mention as "Liubice" (city law 1160)
- 1077 Sigmaringen , first documented mention
- 1078 Giengen an der Brenz , first documented mention as "Giengin"
- 1078 Tübingen , first documented mention of Hohentübingen Castle
- 1079 Siegen , first documented mention as "Sigena"
- 1080 Meßkirch , first documented mention (town charter mentioned in 1261)
- 1084 Rastatt , first documented mention as "Rasteten"
- 1085 Altensteig
- 1088 Ravensburg , first documented mention
- 1089 Reutlingen , first documentary mention
- 1090 Germersheim
- 1091 Achim (Weser) , first documented mention (town since 1949)
- 1095 Achern
- 1095 Alpirsbach
- 1095 Haigerloch , first documented mention as "castrum Haigerloch" (town from 1237)
- 1096 Isny im Allgäu , first documented mention