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unusual facts about Town privileges



Lordship of Anholt

It had received town privileges in 1347 and finally was incorporated into the City of Isselburg in 1975.

Princely Capital City of Płock

Płock is also a historical capital of Mazovia (region of Poland), being oldest town this region (town rights in 1237), former residence of Mazovian princes and the oldest in Mazovia legislated seat of the diocese in 1075 with the Cathedral in Płock built in the first half of the 12th century in which the royal chapel is situated together with the sarcophagus of Polish monarchs.

Principality of Anhalt-Aschersleben

In the course of the partition he chose the Anhalt ancestral homeland north of the Harz mountains around the Ascanian residence of Aschersleben (Ascharia), which he granted town privileges in 1266.


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Pedro Muñoz

Queen Isabella of Portugal and Aragon therefore granted town privileges to Pedro Muñoz on August 10, 1531, saving the town from future threats against its homes.

Rauma, Finland

Granted town privileges on May 17, 1442 (then under the rule of Sweden), Rauma is known for its paper and maritime industry, high quality lace (since the 18th century) and the old wooden architecture of its centre (Old Rauma, Vanha Rauma), which is a Unesco world heritage site.