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Date startStart date of the disease. 1578 +
Date endEnd date of the disease. +
SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or winter)
Date otherOther mentioned dates.
PlacePlace(s), city or location of the disease. Jena, Saalfeld
RegionHistorical region(s) Thuringia
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 German
KeywordFurther keyword(s)
last edited 6. 01. 2026 by EpiMedDat-Bot.

A plague in Jena forces the local university to relocate temporarily to Saalfeld.

Text originalOriginal text

In disem iahr (1578) hat man die hohe Schull von Jehna ein zeitlang gen Salveld von wegen eines pestilentzischen sterbens transferiren mussen.

Text translationEnglish translation of the text

In this year (1578), the university of Jena had to be temporarily transferred to Saalfeld due to a pestilential dying.

References

  1. ^ Wellendorf Chronik 2015 
  2. ^ Translation by Martin Bauch 

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