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3 unusual facts about Bishopric of Freising


Prince-Bishopric of Freising

In 1821, the former diocese of Freising was absorbed into the newly created Archdiocese of Munich and Freising, whose seat was transferred to Munich.

The Prince-Bishopric of Freising (German: Hochstift Freising) was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire from 1294 until its secularisation in the early years of the 19th century.

In 1294, the bishop was raised to the status of prince-bishop and thus became an Estate of the Empire enjoying imperial immediacy.


County of Werdenfels

The County of Werdenfels (German: Grafschaft Werdenfels) in the present-day Werdenfelser Land in South Germany was a county that enjoyed imperial immediacy that belonged to the Bishopric of Freising from the late 13th century until the secularisation of the Bishopric in 1803.

Innichen

It is home to the Innichen Abbey, founded here in the late 8th century and which belonged to the Prince-Bishopric of Freising.

Šmarjetna Gora

During the Middle Ages, Šmarjetna Gora was a property of the Bishopric of Freising, which planted vineyards here.


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