List of German city foundations / 15. century
First documentary mention
The following places, which later became cities, were founded in the 15th century or first mentioned in a document:
- 1403 Bernsdorf , urk. First mentioned, city law 1969
- 1415 Oberfrohna , first documented mention
- 1419 Ebersbach / Sa. , urk. First mentioned, city law 1925
- 1445 Bad Schandau , first documented mention
- 1470 Oberhof , first documented mention
- 1472 Arnis
- 1482 Senden , first documented mention
- 1487 Sankt Andreasberg , first documented mention
- 1496 Annaberg-Buchholz , planned city foundation
Awarded city rights
The following places received city rights in the 15th century:
- 1403 Loerrach
- 1404 Gaildorf
- 1405 Meerane
- 1408 Arzberg
- 1412 Graefenthal
- 1412 Rastenberg
- 1412 Schleusingen
- 1412 Radeberg , granted city privilege and soft image right on March 16, ch. First mentioned in 1219
- 1414 Bad Berka
- 1414 Crimmitschau
- 1418 Bad Staffelstein
- 1418 Emmendingen
- 1419 Alsleben (Saale)
- 1422 Helmbrechts
- 1425 Allstedt
- 1426 Selb
- 1427 Rehau
- 1428 Straelen (The town charter was revoked again under French rule (1798–1814) , but was given again in 1928.)
- 1431 Lauchheim
- 1433 Burgdorf
- 1438 Zeulenroda
- 1438 Bernsdorf (Oberlausitz) , urk. First mentioned, conferred city rights on September 18, 1968
- 1451 Altenberg
- 1454 Buttelstedt
- 1454 Naila
- 1456 Freudenberg (Siegerland)
- 1463 Bad Gottleuba
- 1467 Bad Schandau
- 1467 Geyer
- 1469 Thum
- 1474 Gefell
- 1482 Schleiz
- 1484 Dettelbach , "free to the city" (first mentioned in 741)
- 1488 Salzuflen, today Bad Salzuflen (May 28)
- 1489 Kirtorf
- 1490 Ludwigsstadt
- 1495 Sachsenheim founded as Großsachsenheim
- 1495 Tanna
- 1496 Lübbenau / Spreewald