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|Place=Constance; Swabia
|Place=Constance; Swabia
|Disease=Plague
|Disease=Plague
|Keyword=Epidemics; Flagellants; Mortality; Poison
|Keyword=Epidemics; Flagellants; Jews; Mortality; Poison
|Reference=Konstanzer Chronik 1891, p. 55
|Reference=Konstanzer Chronik 1891, p. 55
|Reference translation=Translation by ChatGPT-3.5
|Reference translation=Translation by ChatGPT-3.5
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|Language=German
|Language=German
|Translation=In the year of Our Lord 1348, on the third day of March, the Jews were burned in Constance, and they were also burned in many towns in Swabia. This happened because the first great plague had begun, and people accused the Jews of carrying poison, which they believed was causing people to die. However, it was later found that the Jews were wronged, as the plague continued for a long time after they were burned, exiled, and banned. And in the same year, the people who flogged themselves also appeared.
|Translation=In the year of Our Lord 1348, on the third day of March, the Jews were burned in Constance, and they were also burned in many towns in Swabia. This happened because the first great plague had begun, and people accused the Jews of carrying poison, which they believed was causing people to die. However, it was later found that the Jews were wronged, as the plague continued for a long time after they were burned, exiled, and banned. And in the same year, the people who flogged themselves also appeared.
|Group=Jews
|Person=Johannes Stetter
|Social response=Poison
|Social response=Poison
}}
}}

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Date startStart date of the disease. 1348-03-3 +
Date endEnd date of the disease. +
SeasonSeason (spring, summer, fall or winter)
Date otherOther mentioned dates.
PlacePlace(s), city or location of the disease. Constance, Swabia
RegionHistorical region(s)
CountryCurrent country
RiverMentioned river(s)
Natural eventMentioned natural event(s)
PersonMentioned persons(s) Johannes Stetter
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 Poison
LanguageLanguage of the original text German
KeywordFurther keyword(s) Epidemics, Flagellants, Jews, Mortality, Poison
last edited 23. 12. 2025 by EpiMedDat-Bot.

Jews were burned in Constance and Swabia, because they were accused of poisoning the people. This accusations was according to the author wrong. In addition the flagellants appeared.

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Item anno domini 1348 an dem dritten tag im Mertzen wurdent die Juden verbrent ze Costentz, und wurdent och gar an mengen stetten in Schwaben verbrent. Und beschach das darumb, daß der erst groß tod angefangen hatt und zich man die Juden, sy trügent gift umb und dorumb stürbent die lüt. Es befand sich aber darnach, das den Juden unrecht beschach, dan der selb sterbet darnach vil lang weret, nachdem und sy verbrent wurden und och verschickt und verbotten. Und in dem gemelten jar giengen die lüt, die sich selbst geiselten.

Text translationEnglish translation of the text

In the year of Our Lord 1348, on the third day of March, the Jews were burned in Constance, and they were also burned in many towns in Swabia. This happened because the first great plague had begun, and people accused the Jews of carrying poison, which they believed was causing people to die. However, it was later found that the Jews were wronged, as the plague continued for a long time after they were burned, exiled, and banned. And in the same year, the people who flogged themselves also appeared.

References

  1. ^ Konstanzer Chronik 1891 
  2. ^ Translation by ChatGPT-3.5 

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