Via Imperii in the context of "Bayreuth"

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⭐ Core Definition: Via Imperii

Via Imperii (Imperial Road) was one of the most important of a class of roads known collectively as imperial roads (German: Reichsstraßen) of the Holy Roman Empire. This old trade route ran in a south–north direction from Venice on the Adriatic Sea and Verona in the Kingdom of Italy across the Brenner Pass through Germany to the Baltic coast passing the following cities:

The cities on the route held the privilege of staple right, merchants were obliged to use the toll road and in turn enjoyed protection by the Imperial authority under the terms of the Landfrieden.

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Via Imperii in the context of Leipzig

Leipzig is the most populous city in the German state of Saxony. The city has a population of 628,718 inhabitants as of 2023. It is the eighth-largest city in Germany and is part of the Central German Metropolitan Region. Leipzig is located about 150 km (90 mi) southwest of Berlin, in the southernmost part of the North German Plain (the Leipzig Bay), at the confluence of the White Elster and its tributaries Pleiße and Parthe.

Leipzig has been a trade city since at least the time of the Holy Roman Empire. Via Regia and the Via Imperii, two important medieval trade routes, intersected here, marking the city's economic importance. The Leipzig Trade Fair dates back to 1190. Between 1764 and 1945, the city was a centre of publishing. After the Second World War, Leipzig remained a major urban centre in East Germany. But overall, because of isolation behind the Iron Curtain, its cultural and economic importance declined. Events in Leipzig in 1989 played a significant role in precipitating the fall of communism in Central and Eastern Europe, mainly through demonstrations starting from St. Nicholas Church. Since the early 2000s, Leipzig has experienced substantial transformation, marked by urban and economic revitalisation as well as the modernisation of its transport infrastructure.

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Via Imperii in the context of Via Regia

The Via Regia (Royal Highway) is a European Cultural Route following the route of the historic road of the Middle Ages. There were many such viae regiae associated with the king in the medieval Holy Roman Empire.

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LINKED FROM (PARENTS)
← Leipzig ← Via Regia
LINKS TO (CHILDREN)
Via Regia → Imperial road → German language → Holy Roman Empire → Trade route → Venice → Adriatic Sea → Verona → Kingdom of Italy (medieval) → Brenner Pass → Kingdom of Germany → Baltic Sea → Innsbruck → County of Tyrol → Augsburg → Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg → Free imperial city → Nuremberg → Bayreuth → Bad Berneck im Fichtelgebirge → Münchberg → Hof, Bavaria → Principality of Bayreuth → Plauen → Mylau → Reichenbach im Vogtland → Vogtland → Zwickau → Altenburg → Regis-Breitingen → Borna, Germany → Markkleeberg → Leipzig → Margraviate of Meissen → Wittenberg → Saxe-Wittenberg → Cölln → Berlin → Margraviate of Brandenburg → Bernau bei Berlin → Szczecin → Duchy of Pomerania → Staple right → Toll road →