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1464-00-00-Hamburg

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Date startStart date of the disease. 1464 +
Date endEnd date of the disease. +
SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or winter)
Date otherOther mentioned dates.
PlacePlace(s), city or location of the disease. Hamburg
RegionHistorical region(s)
CountryCurrent country
RiverMentioned river(s)
Natural eventMentioned natural event(s)
PersonMentioned persons(s)
GroupGroup(s) of people mentioned
VictimIndication of victims 20.000 absolute +
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) Epidemics, Mortality
last edited 19. 12. 2025 by EpiMedDat-Bot.

Great plague in Hamburg

Text originalOriginal text

Anno 1464 do was to Hamborch grote pestilencie, vnd storuen in korter tidt xx dusent minschen, junk vnd olt.

Text translationEnglish translation of the text

In the year 1464 was a great pestilence in Hamburg, and in a short periode 20.000 young and old people died.

References

  1. ^ Bern Gyseke's Chronik von 810–1542 
  2. ^ Translation by Thomas Wozniak 

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