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Date startStart date of the disease.	1356	+
Date endEnd date of the disease.		+
SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or winter)
Date otherOther mentioned dates.
PlacePlace(s), city or location of the disease.	Franconia, Würzburg
RegionHistorical region(s)
CountryCurrent country
RiverMentioned river(s)
Natural eventMentioned natural event(s)
PersonMentioned persons(s)
GroupGroup(s) of people mentioned
VictimIndication of victims		+
AnimalMentioned animal(s)
DiseaseMentioned disease(s)	Plague
Epidemic waveAssociated epidemic wave
Social responseSocial response that happened in reaction to the disease
LanguageLanguage of the original text	German
KeywordFurther keyword(s)	Epidemics
last edited	19. 12. 2025 by EpiMedDat-Bot.

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Great plague in Würzburg and Franconia.

Text originalOriginal text

Von ainem sterben
In dem jare des heren 1356 ist zu Wirtzburg vnd daselbstumb im land zu Francken ain heftige pestilentz angefallen, die ser vil leüt hinweg genomen hat

Template:Chronik oder Historie von den Bischöfen von Würzburg 1992-2004, Vol. 2 (1994), p. 356. 1

Text translationEnglish translation of the text

About an dying.
In the year of the lord 1356 was a great plague in Würzburg and in Franconia, which took the lives of many people.

Translation by Moritz Uebelhack 2