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036 - Titus Gebel: Medieval City-States

Free Cities Podcast

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The Life of a Medieval City State

Most medieval cities were autonomous cities that had the emperor above them or they had guaranteed rights. There was a very important aspect it's called in German Stadlüft-Martreis and that translates into city air makes you free. But this saying is still existing in German language, but few people do understand what it means, right? And also if people want to describe along a period, they say, nachya on tach after a year and day and people do not understand what why they say it.

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