Kulm law

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Kulm law was a medieval municipal legal code used in Central and Eastern Europe, particularly by German settlers, that regulated the self-governance, rights, and obligations of towns and villages.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf medieval legal code
municipal law
town law
appliedIn Central Europe NERFINISHED
Duchy of Prussia NERFINISHED
Eastern Europe NERFINISHED
German-settled towns
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth NERFINISHED
Royal Prussia NERFINISHED
Teutonic Order state NERFINISHED
basedOn Magdeburg law NERFINISHED
defines market rights
status of aldermen
status of town council
status of vogt
tax obligations of townspeople
toll rights
follows Magdeburg rights NERFINISHED
grantedBy Teutonic Order NERFINISHED
hasLanguage Middle Low German NERFINISHED
hasType chartered town law
influenced later municipal laws in Poland
urban law in Prussia
legalDomain municipal law
urban law
legalSystem German town law tradition
namedAfter Chełmno NERFINISHED
Culm NERFINISHED
originatesFrom Chełmno NERFINISHED
Culm NERFINISHED
regulates criminal jurisdiction
inheritance rules
judicial organization
land tenure in towns
municipal administration
obligations of townspeople
rights of burghers
trade and crafts
urban self-governance
similarTo Magdeburg rights NERFINISHED
timePeriod Middle Ages
usedBy German settlers
Polish towns
Prussian towns
Teutonic Knights NERFINISHED

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