Historical Foundings of Cities by Century

In Switzerland as in Europe generally, numerous cities arose in the High and Late Middle Ages whose origin can be traced back to a state-planned founding process and which are therefore known as founding cities.The cities that emerged under Roman rule went into decline from late antiquity until the Carolingian period. The influence of Roman city culture was strongest felt in the dioceses: Basel,

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The Founding of Historical Cities

Tags: History and Future, Historical infrastructure
Spatial extent: Switzerland plus
Times: before 1000, 1000 – 1100, 1100 – 1200, 1200 – 1300, 1300 -1400, 1400 -1500, Overall period