Freiburg’s beginnings

For a long time Freiburg was regarded as a city that had been founded by the noble family of the Zähringer on greenfield sites as planned. In urban history research, it is still exemplary for the founding cities of the high Middle Ages. Archaeological and historical research has called this image into question in recent decades. The conference “New Frameworks - The Beginnings of Freiburg in the European Context. Archaeological and Historical Perspectives” summarizes this research on the occasion of the city’s 900th anniversary. In addition, it aims to place Freiburg’s beginnings in a European comparative framework for the first time. The speakers will discuss Freiburg’s findings with regard to other city developments and city foundations in the High Middle Ages, applied technology and infrastructure as well as the image of the city around 1200. The conference is supported by the Irene Kyncl Foundation.

• What: Conference
  
  
• When: March 30, 2020, 1:30pm until April 1, 2020, 2pm
  
  
• Where:          
  Haus „Zur Lieben Hand“
  Löwenstraße 16
  79098 Freiburg
  
  
• The event is open to the general public.
  
  
• Hosts: Institute of Archaeological Sciences, Department for Early Historical Archaeology and Archaeology of the Middle Ages; Department of History, Chair for History of the Middle Ages I and Department of Regional History
  
  
• Contact information: Dr. Heinz Krieg, Tel.: +49 (0) 761/203-3457
  
  
• The event is free of admission.
  
  
• Registration is required by March 13, 2020 at info@ufg.uni-freiburg.de.
  
  
• The event will be held in German.
  
  
• Conference flyer