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Schwörbrief
The Schwörbrief is the constitution of the imperial city of Ulm, granted in 1397, which gave the guilds a majority on the city council. The mayor swore an annual oath to uphold it before the citizens, a custom still renewed on Schwörmontag each July.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Schwörbrief. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/schworbrief
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- “Schwörbrief.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/schworbrief. Accessed .
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- The Epoch Institute. “Schwörbrief.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/schworbrief.
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- The Epoch Institute (2026) ‘Schwörbrief’, The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. Available at: https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/schworbrief (Accessed: ).
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