Rurgau
The Rurgau was a medieval Franconian county on the lower reaches of the Rur . The areas of today's cities Düren and Eschweiler belong to Rurgau .
The Rurgau is attested in the middle of the 11th century, it is likely to be a subdivision of the Jülichgau .
Since the Rurgau is often confused with the Ruhrgau not only in older literature , special attention is required here.
literature
- Historical Atlas of the Rhineland, 7th delivery, IV.9: The medieval Gaue, 2000, 1 map sheet, 1 booklet, edited by Thomas Bauer, ISBN 3-7927-1818-9 .