Kulm law

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Kulm law was a medieval municipal legal code used in Central and Eastern Europe, particularly by German settlers, that regulated the self-governance, rights, and obligations of towns and villages.

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Kulm law canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval legal code ⓘ
municipal law ⓘ
town law ⓘ
appliedIn Central Europe ⓘ
Duchy of Prussia ⓘ
Eastern Europe ⓘ
German-settled towns ⓘ
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ⓘ
Royal Prussia ⓘ
Teutonic Order state ⓘ
basedOn Magdeburg law ⓘ
linked to: Magdeburg rights
defines market rights ⓘ
status of aldermen ⓘ
status of town council ⓘ
status of vogt ⓘ
tax obligations of townspeople ⓘ
toll rights ⓘ
follows Magdeburg rights ⓘ
grantedBy Teutonic Order ⓘ
hasLanguage Middle Low German ⓘ
hasType chartered town law ⓘ
influenced later municipal laws in Poland ⓘ
urban law in Prussia ⓘ
legalDomain municipal law ⓘ
urban law ⓘ
legalSystem German town law tradition ⓘ
namedAfter Chełmno ⓘ
Culm ⓘ
linked to: Culm Valley
originatesFrom Chełmno ⓘ
Culm ⓘ
regulates criminal jurisdiction ⓘ
inheritance rules ⓘ
judicial organization ⓘ
land tenure in towns ⓘ
municipal administration ⓘ
obligations of townspeople ⓘ
rights of burghers ⓘ
trade and crafts ⓘ
urban self-governance ⓘ
similarTo Magdeburg rights ⓘ
timePeriod Middle Ages ⓘ
usedBy German settlers ⓘ
Polish towns ⓘ
Prussian towns ⓘ
Teutonic Knights ⓘ
linked to: Teutonic Order

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