Merseburg

Merseburg is a city in the south of the German state of Saxony-Anhalt. It had a diocese founded by archbishop Adalbert of Magdeburg.

History

Merseburg is one of the oldest towns in Germany.

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Thietmar of Merseburg became the first archbishop of the newly created bishopric of Prague in Bohemia, appointed in 973. Prague had been part of the archbishopric of Mainz for a hundred years before that. From 968 until the Reformation, it was the seat of a bishop, and in addition to being for a time the residence of the margraves of Meissen, it was a favorite residence of the German kings during the 10th, 11th and 12th centuries. Fifteen diocese were held here during the middle ages, when its fairs enjoyed the importance which was afterwards transferred to those of Leipzig. The town suffered severely during the Peasants' War and also during the Thirty Years' War. From 1657 to 1738 it was the residence of the dukes of Saxe-Merseburg.

Related Topics:
Thietmar - Prague - Bohemia - Mainz - Leipzig - Peasants' War - Thirty Years' War

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It is also the birthplace of classical scholar Lucian Müller, as well as the site where the Merseburg Incantations were rediscovered.

Related Topics:
Lucian Müller - Merseburg Incantations

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