Hersfeld Tithe Register


The Hersfeld Tithe Register is a list of the places and castles in the Friesenfeld Gau and in Hassegau, from which Hersfeld Abbey received tithes. The original document dates from between 881 and 887 or between 896 and 899, but no longer exists. The list is found in a transcript from the 11th Century, which is now in the Hessischen Staatsarchiv Marburg.
The tithe register is divided into four sections. Many placenames are duplicated and triplicated.
The first part was apparently compiled between 830 und 860, and lists under 239 numbers a large number of placenames.
The second part and subsequent parts were created during the abbacy of Abbott Harderat between 889 and 899 and was bound with the first part and lists 18 names, each of which ends in '-burg' 2. In the third part 13 places are listed and in the fourth 5 markets and 7 places are listed.
Many modern placenames in the modern day German states of Thuringia and Saxony-Anhalt can be connected with a corresponding name in the register.

List of Places

"Haec est Decimatio quae pertinet ad sanctum Wigberthvm in Frisonoveld"

  1. bundesleba – Alvensleben, an abandoned village on the site of present-day Sangerhausen
  2. Rurbach – Rohrbach, a Cistercian monastery east of Oberöblingen
  3. Rebiningi – Oberröblingen
  4. Seobach – presumably Seebach, a burb of present-day Mühlhausen
  5. Enzinga – Einzingen, now a part of Allstedt
  6. Rebiningi – Niederröblingen
  7. Gisilhus – Kieselhausen, an abandoned village to the west of present-day Sangerhausen.
  8. Sangerhus – Sangerhausen
  9. eotstat – Riestedt, now a part of Sangerhausen
  10. Burcdorpf – Burgsdorf
  11. Niustat – possibly Nienstedt
  12. Suderhusa – Sotterhausen
  13. Niunburc – Naumburg
  14. Grabanesdorpf – Grabesdorf, abandoned village near Beyernaumburg
  15. Liobolvesdorpf – Lobesdorf, abandoned village near present-day Sotterhausen
  16. Holdestedi – Holdenstedt
  17. Sineswinidun – Schweinswende, an abandoned village near Bornstedt
  18. Hildiburgorod – Klosterrode, now a part of Blankenheim
  19. Liudolvesdorpf
  20. Brunistat – Bornstedt
  21. Sidichenbechiu – Sittichenbach, now a part of Lutherstadt Eisleben
  22. Uuinidodorpf – Wenthdorf, abandoned village near Osterhausen
  23. Osterhusa – Groß-Osterhausen
  24. Einesdorpf – Einsdorf, now part of Allstedt
  25. Midelhusa – Mittelhausen
  26. Winchilla – Winkel
  27. Uuolfheresstedi – Wolferstedt
  28. Brallidesdorpf
  29. Hornum
  30. Nigendorpf – Klosternaundorf, now part of Allstedt
  31. Osterhusa – Klein-Osterhausen
  32. Scrinbechiu – Rothenschirmbach, now part of Lutherstadt Eisleben
  33. Hornberc – Hornburg, Saxony-Anhalt
  34. Bisgofesdorpf – Bischofrode
  35. Hardabrunno – Erdeborn
  36. Dachendorpf – possibly a variant spelling for Neckendorf, Nachendorpf
  37. Helpide – Helfta, now part of Lutherstadt Eisleben
  38. Luzilendorpf – Lüttchendorf
  39. Scidinge – Burgscheidungen
  40. Leobedigasdorpf – Lipsdorf
  41. Budinendorpf – Bündorf
  42. Ziuuinidum – Wenden, now part of Mücheln
  43. Rozwalesdorpf – possibly Rulsdorf or Schwötzschdorf
  44. Seoburc – Seeburg
  45. Rostenleba – Roßleben
  46. Alberestat – Alberstedt
  47. Guministi – Kunisch
  48. Rebiningi – Unterröblingen
  49. Budinendorpf – probably Bindorf
  50. Altstedi – Allstedt
  51. Meginrichesdorpf – probably Memleben or Weningenmemleben
  52. Stedi – Stedten
  53. Budilendorpf – Bottendorf
  54. Bablide – Mönchpfiffel, now part of Mönchpfiffel-Nikolausrieth
  55. Mimileba – Memleben or Weningenmemleben
  56. Osperestat – Esperstedt
  57. Miscawe – vermutlich Meuschau
  58. Eindorf – vielleicht Einsdorf
  59. Odesfurt – Oßfurt
  60. Scrabanloch – Schraplau
  61. Gerburgoburc – Korbesberg
  62. Wangen – Wangen |Wangen
  63. Wodina
  64. Dachendorpf
  65. Heiendorpf – Hayndorf
  66. Fizinburc – Vitzenburg, since 2004 a part of Querfurt
  67. Scidinga – Kirchscheidungen

    Castles

„Haec sunt urbes que cum viculis suis et omnibus locis ad se perti decimationes dare debent ad sanctum Wigberhdym ad Herolvesfeld“
  1. Helphideburc – Helfta Castle, now part of Lutherstadt Eisleben
  2. Niuuenburg – Beyernaumburg
  3. Altstediburg – Allstedt Castle
  4. Merseburg – Merseburg
  5. Scrabenlebaburg – Schraplau
  6. Brug- Bornstedt, Schweinsburg
  7. Seoburg – Seeburg
  8. Gerburgoburg – Korbesberg
  9. Vizenburg – Vitzenburg Castle in Querfurt
  10. Curnfurdeburg – Querfurt Castle
  11. Scidingeburg – Burgscheidungen Castle
  12. Uuirbineburg – Burgwerben
  13. Muchileburg – Mücheln
  14. Gozzesburg – Goseck
  15. Cucunburg – Kuckenburg, now part of Esperstedt
  16. Liudineburg – Lettin, now part of Halle
  17. Hurg – Holleben, now part of Teutschenthal
  18. Vuirbinaburg – eventuell Markwerben
  19. Suemeburg – eventuell Schanze bei Korbetha-Wengelsdorf oder eine unbenannte Anlage bei Kraßlau/Leina

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