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Date startStart date of the disease.	1383-08	+
Date endEnd date of the disease.		+
SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or winter)
Date otherOther mentioned dates.
PlacePlace(s), city or location of the disease.	Hesse, Limburg, Swabia
RegionHistorical region(s)	Saxony, Thuringia, Westphalia
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	6. 01. 2026 by EpiMedDat-Bot.

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Outbreak of plague in Swabia, Westphalia, Saxony, Hesse, Thuringia and Limburg.

Text originalOriginal text

In Augusto mense (1383) fuit magna pestilencia in partibus Alamanie, Westfalie, Saxonie, Hassie, et ibi maxima, et Thuringie et in Lympurg et aliis multis terrarum partibus, et defuncti sunt plurimi homines.

Chronicon Moguntinum 1885, p. 52. 1

Text translationEnglish translation of the text

In the month of August (1383), there was a great plague in the regions of Swabia, Westphalia, Saxony, Hesse, and especially there, and in Thuringia, and in Limburg, and many other parts of the land, and many people died.

Translation by Martin Bauch; None; 2