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Mühlhausen Reichsrechtsbuch

c. 1200–1230 · 13th century · Also known as Mühlhäuser Reichsrechtsbuch

The Mühlhausen Reichsrechtsbuch is a law book of the imperial city of Mühlhausen in Thuringia, written down around 1200 to 1230. It records the customary law applied in the town's court and is one of the oldest legal texts written in German prose.

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Free Imperial City of Mühlhausen

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Mühlhausen Reichsrechtsbuch. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/muhlhausen-reichsrechtsbuch
MLA: “Mühlhausen Reichsrechtsbuch.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/muhlhausen-reichsrechtsbuch. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Mühlhausen Reichsrechtsbuch.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/muhlhausen-reichsrechtsbuch.
Harvard: The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Mühlhausen Reichsrechtsbuch’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/muhlhausen-reichsrechtsbuch (Accessed: ).

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