1380-07-00-Bohemia

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Date startStart date of the disease.	1380-07	+
Date endEnd date of the disease.		+
SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or winter)
Date otherOther mentioned dates.
PlacePlace(s), city or location of the disease.	Prague
RegionHistorical region(s)	Bohemia
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	Latin
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last edited	19. 12. 2025 by EpiMedDat-Bot.

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Outbreak of plague in Prague and Bohemia, with 1100 people dying per week. German students return from there home.

Text originalOriginal text

In mense Iulio (1380) fuit Pragis et Bohemie magna pestilencia, ut quasi omnes studentes timore mortis recesserint. Tunc dicebatur quod una septimana 1100 homines ibi moriebantur.

Chronicon Moguntinum 1885, p. 46 1

Text translationEnglish translation of the text

In the month of July (1380), there was a great pestilence in Prague and Bohemia, to the extent that almost all the students returned from there, fearing for their life. At that time, it was said that within one week, 1100 people were dying there.

Translation by Martin Bauch; None; 2