The statut (Willkür) of the town council of Wolsztyn from 1471 Cover Image

Wilkierz rady miasta Wolsztyna z 1471 roku
The statut (Willkür) of the town council of Wolsztyn from 1471

Author(s): Tomasz Jurek
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence, Rural and urban sociology, 15th Century
Published by: Instytut Historii im. Tadeusza Manteuffla Polskiej Akademii Nauk
Keywords: town statutes; Willkür; Wolsztyn/Wollstein; fire-fighting regulations;

Summary/Abstract: The statutes (Willküre) of towns founded on German law are known mostly from large cities. This paper contains an edition of texts from a small town of Wolsztyn (Wollstein) in Great Poland: confirmation of privileges by the owner of the town (1469) and the statute accepted by the town council (1471).

  • Issue Year: 2019
  • Issue No: 85
  • Page Range: 207-218
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: Polish