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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.	Melbingen
RegionHistorical region(s)	Prussia
CountryCurrent country
RiverMentioned river(s)
Natural eventMentioned natural event(s)
PersonMentioned persons(s)
GroupGroup(s) of people mentioned
VictimIndication of victims	13 000 absolute"Expression error: Unexpected number." is not a number.	+
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	9. 01. 2026 by EpiMedDat-Bot.

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Great plague in Melbing.

Text originalOriginal text

700. In deme somere des sulven jares do was so grot pestilencia to den Melbinghe in Prutzen, dat binnen korter tiid sturven dar wol 13 dusent volkes.

Detmar's Croneke van Lubeke 1884/99, Vol. 1, p. 529. 1

Text translationEnglish translation of the text

700. In the summer of the same year (1359) there was such a great plague in Melbing in Prussia, that around 13 thousand people died in a short time.

Translation by Moritz Uebelhack 2