1367-00-00-Lübeck

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Date startStart date of the disease.	1367	+
Date endEnd date of the disease.		+
SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or winter)
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	19. 12. 2025 by EpiMedDat-Bot.

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Great plague in Lübeck.

Text originalOriginal text

729. In deme sulven jare was grot pestilencia to Lubeke, unde dar sturven merkliker lude van den rikesten vul na so vele als in deme ersten dode.

Detmar's Croneke van Lubeke 1884/99, Vol. 1, p. 538. 1

Text translationEnglish translation of the text

729. In the same year (1367) was a great plague in Lübeck and many of the wealthiest people died of it, almost as many as in the first death.

Translation by Moritz Uebelhack 2