1463-00-00-Lower Saxony
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| Date startStart date of the disease. | 1463 | + |
| Date endEnd date of the disease. | 1464 | + |
| SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or winter) | Autumn, Spring | |
| Date otherOther mentioned dates. | ||
| PlacePlace(s), city or location of the disease. | Braunschweig, Halberstadt, Hannover, Hildesheim, Magdeburg | |
| RegionHistorical region(s) | Central Germany, Lower Saxony | |
| 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) | ||
| Epidemic waveAssociated epidemic wave | ||
| Social responseSocial response that happened in reaction to the disease | ||
| LanguageLanguage of the original text | German | |
| KeywordFurther keyword(s) | Epidemics, Mortality | |
| last edited | 6. 01. 2026 by EpiMedDat-Bot. |
A great mortality all over Lower Saxony.
Text originalOriginal text
In dussem sulven jare (1463) do was eyn grot starve to Brunswick, Hanover, Hildessem, Megedeborch unde Halverstadt, de hoff an in dem harveste, und stod went in den vastelavende, und do starff vele volckes.
Text translationEnglish translation of the text
In the same year (1463) there was a great mortality in Braunschweig, Hannover, Hildesheim, Magdeburg and Halberstadt, which started in Autumn and continued until Carnival, and many people died.
