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Date startStart date of the disease. 1451-09-8 +
Date endEnd date of the disease. 1452-03-21 Sunday +
SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or winter) Winter
Date otherOther mentioned dates.
PlacePlace(s), city or location of the disease. Wrocław
RegionHistorical region(s) Silesia
CountryCurrent country
RiverMentioned river(s)
Natural eventMentioned natural event(s)
PersonMentioned persons(s) Sigismund Rosicz
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
KeywordFurther keyword(s)
last edited 6. 01. 2026 by EpiMedDat-Bot.

A "notable" plague occurred in Wrocław in 1451. starting around the feast of the birth of St. Mary the Virgin (September 8) and lasting throught the whole winter.

Text originalOriginal text

A. 1451. Pestis notabilis. Eodem anno 1451 fuit notabilis pestis Wratislavie et oppidis ac villis hinc inde, incepit circa festum nativitatis Marie et duravit quasi per totam hyemem leniter.

Text translationEnglish translation of the text

Year 1451. Notable plague. In the same year 1451 there was a notable plague in Wrocław and the towns and villages from there onwards. It started around the feast of the birth of St. Mary the Virgin (September 8) and lasted in a milder way virtually through the whole of the winter.

References

  1. ^ Sequuntur gesta diversa transactis temporibus facta in Silesia et alibi 
  2. ^ Translation by Christian Oertel 

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