"Freiburg in Breisgau is a city - lying in a noble and fertile location - where there is an entrance to the Black Forest/ has grown exquisitely in a few years/ in buildings/ churches/ monasteries/ high schools/ wealth etc. ..."
Thus was the city described by Sebastian Münster in his 'Cosmographica Universalis' of 1550. Freiburg could already look back on 500 years of history at this time. Founded at the end of the 11th century, the settlement was granted the right to hold markets in 1120. more ...
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