Chełmno law
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Chełmno law (Polish: Prawo chełmińskie) or Culmer rights (German: Kulmer Recht and Kulmer Handfeste) was a legal constitution for a municipal form of government used in many Central European cities during the Middle Ages. It was initiated in 1233 in the Monastic State of the Teutonic Knights when the town of Culm (Chełmno, Kulm) received German town law, in particular a modification of Magdeburg rights. This type of law was adopted by many Prussian, Eastern Pomeranian, and Masovian cities.
Cities located under (Chełmno) law include:
In Prussia
- Culm, Kulm - Chełmno - 1233
- Marienwerder - Kwidzyń - 1233
- Thorn - Toruń - 1233
- Memel - Klaipėda - 1258
- Königsberg - Kaliningrad - 1286
- Graudenz - Grudziądz - 1291
- Preußisch Eylau - Iława - 1305
- Soldau - Działdowo - 1344
- Bütow - Bytów - 1346
- Allenstein - Olsztyn - 1348
In Masovia and Poland
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