Wolfenbüttel - Wolfenbüttel

...In the 13th century, the residents of the merchant and craftsmen district strengthened their communal solidarity and gained autonomy from the city prince, and in the 14th century, it joined the Hanseatic League and played an active role as the center of the League of Saxony Cities. During that time, the capital of the Grand Duchy was moved to Wolfenbüttel, 12 km south, and in the late Middle Ages, the city declined due to repeated serious internal conflicts, but after the Thirty Years' War it became the capital of the Grand Duchy again, and in the mid-18th century it reached a new period of prosperity. [Yamada Kingo]
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Built as a three-aisled basilica by Henry the Lion between 1173 and 1195, the cathedral is the oldest vaulted building in Lower Saxony.

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Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…13世紀に入ると，商人･手工業者市区の住民たちは，共同体的結集を強めて都市君主から自治権を獲得し，14世紀にはハンザ同盟に加わったほか，ザクセン都市同盟の中心として活躍した。その間，大公領の首都機能は12km南方のウォルフェンビュッテルWolfenbüttelに移り，中世末期には都市内部の深刻な争いが繰り返されて衰えたが，三十年戦争後に再び大公領の首都となり，18世紀中葉には新たな隆盛期を迎えた。【山田 欣吾】
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　ハインリヒ獅子公によって1173‐95年，3廊式バシリカとして建立された大聖堂は，ニーダーザクセンにおける最古のボールト架構建築であった。…

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