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Date startStart date of the disease.	1359	+
Date endEnd date of the disease.		+
SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or winter)	Summer
Date otherOther mentioned dates.
PlacePlace(s), city or location of the disease.	Lübeck
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)	Mortality
last edited	23. 12. 2025 by EpiMedDat-Bot.

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Great plague in the cities by the Baltic Sea, especially long in Stralsund.

Text originalOriginal text

698. In deme jare Cristi 1359 des somers was grot stervent in allen steden bi der zee, unde warde to deme Sunde aller lenghest bet na twelften.

Detmar's Croneke van Lubeke 1884/99, Vol. 1, p. 528. 1

Text translationEnglish translation of the text

698. In the year of Christ 1359 in the summer was a great dying in all cities by the sea, and lasted the longest in Stralsund until after the Twelve Days of Christmas.

Translation by Moritz Uebelhack 2