List of German city foundations / 8. century
First documentary mention
The following places, which later became cities, were founded in the 8th century or first mentioned in a document:
- The Hammaburg was built in the 8th century
- 704 Arnstadt , mentioned in a deed of gift from Duke Hedan II of Thuringia to the Anglo-Saxon Bishop Willibrord of Utrecht
- 704 Würzburg , first documentary mention
- 716 Hammelburg documentary mention
- 721 Amöneburg , foundation of a monastery by Boniface
- 723 Ohrdruf , first documented mention
- 736 Bad Hersfeld , first documented mention in the Vita Sturmi ( Sturmius settles in Haerulfisfelt )
- 740 Eichstätt , first documentary mention of " Eihstat "
- 741 Dettelbach , first documented mention as " Fiscus dominicus Thetilabah "
- 741 Iphofen , first documented mention as " villa Iphahofe "
- 741 Heilbronn , first mentioned as " Helibrunna "
- 742 Erfurt , Mission Archbishop Bonifatius asks Pope Zacharias for confirmation of "Erphesfurt"
- 743 Groß-Umstadt , mentioned for the first time as an act of authority (donation to the diocese of Würzburg), in 766 King Pippin III gave it away . the entire royal estate ( villa ) autmundisstat to the imperial abbey of Fulda , 1263 ( civitas ) and 1267 ( oppidum ) mention of the city rights
- 743 Fulda , first documented mention in the Vita Sturmi ( Sturmius founds the Benedictine monastery)
- 748 Altoetting
- 748 Ansbach
- 748 Kitzingen , first documented mention as " Kizinga monasterium "
- 752 Aschendorf , first documented mention as "Asikinthorpe"
- 753 Aschersleben , first documented mention
- 754 Hochheim am Main , mentioned for the first time during the death procession of Boniface
- 755 Weinheim , first documented mention in the Lorsch Codex of the Lorsch Monastery as "Winenheim"
- 756 Hayingen , first mentioned in a document of the Lorsch Codex as Hayinger Mark
- 765 Aachen , first documented mention as "Aquis villa"
- 765 Bensheim , first documented mention in the Lorsch Codex of the Lorsch Monastery as "Basinusheim"
- 766 Gau-Algesheim , in a document of the Lorsch codex first time as Alagastesheim mentioned
- 766 Leutkirch im Allgäu , first documentary mention
- 766 Mannheim , in a document of the Lorsch codex first time as Mannheim mentioned
- 766 Schwetzingen , first mentioned in a document from the Lorsch Codex
- 769 Weilheim an der Teck , first mentioned in a document from the Lorsch Codex
- 770 Überlingen , first documented mention as Iburinga
- 771 Neckarsulm , first documented mention as "villa Sulmana"
- 771 Rottweil , first documented mention as "Rotuvilla"
- 772 Burladingen , first documented mention
- 772 Bad Tennstedt , first documented mention
- 773 Buchen (Odenwald) , first documented mention as Buchheim
- 774 Mössingen , first documented mention
- 775 Bad Salzungen , first documented mention
- 775 Gotha , first documented mention
- 775 Kindelbrück , first documented mention
- 775 Münsingen (Württemberg) , first mentioned in a document from the Lorsch Codex
- 776 Rudolstadt , first documentary mention
- 777 Allstedt
- 777 Esslingen am Neckar
- 777 Paderborn , first documented mention / seat of a Reichstag under Charlemagne
- 777 Staufen im Breisgau , first mentioned in a document from the Lorsch Codex
- 779 Bocholt
- 779 Markgröningen , first documented mention as Gruoninga in a deed of donation for the Fulda monastery
- 780 Osnabrück
- 780 Kornwestheim , first documented mention
- 780 Bad Laasphe , first documented mention
- 780 Buttstädt , first documented mention
- 782 Bremen
- 782 Allendorf , first documentary mention
- 783 Asslar
- 784 Petershagen , first documented mention as Huculvi
- 786 Artern / Unstrut , first documented mention
- 786 Habsthal , mentioned as Habuchotal
- 786 Gebesee , first documented mention
- 786 Hechingen , first mentioned in a document from the St. Gallen monastery as a Hahhingum
- 786 Kölleda , first documented mention
- 786 Nagold , first documented mention
- 786 Treysa , first documented mention
- 786 Wiehe , first documented mention
- 788 Ettlingen , first documented mention as Ediningom
- 789 Herford , foundation of the Herford women's foundation
- 790 Diez , first mentioned in 790 in a document from Charlemagne
- 790 Höchst am Main , first mentioned as hostat in a document of the Lorsch Codex
- 791 Oberursel (Taunus) , first mentioned as "Ursella" in a deed of donation to the Lorsch monastery
- 791 Schweinfurt , first still existing documentary mention
- 793 Ebingen , first mentioned in a deed of donation to the St. Gallen monastery
- 793 Münster , founded in the form of a monastery by Liudger
- 794 Frankfurt am Main , first documented mention on the occasion of the Synod of Frankfurt convened by Charlemagne
- 795 Kaltennordheim , first documented mention
- 796 Themar , first documented mention
- 797 Trossingen , first documented mention
- 798 Minden , first documented mention as "Minda"
- End of the 8th century Allendorf (Lumda)
References / individual evidence
- ^ Gross-Umstadt, Darmstadt-Dieburg district. Historical local dictionary for Hessen. In: Landesgeschichtliches Informationssystem Hessen (LAGIS) .. It should be noted that the first mention 741 is incorrect. See next reference.
- ^ Museumsverein Groß-Umstadt and " 1250 Years of Gross-Umstadt 743-1993 ", Wilfried Köbler, Georg Brenner, Franz Huber, Reiner Michaelis, Günter Schüttler, Sighard Volp; Geiger-Verlag, 1993, 378 pages, ISBN 3892647712 , ISBN 978-3892647713