Biggest Cities of the Holy Roman Empire in 1000 AD with a Map

Often known for being a complex polity in the form of a bunch of small feudal states for most of its history, this empire wasn't quite like that in its early years. Can you name the 50 most populous cities of the Holy Roman Empire in 1000 AD, under the rule of Otto III?
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Population
Cities
30,000
Roma
(Rome)
22,000
Mediolanum
(Milan)
16,000
Verona
13,000
Bolonia
(Bologna)
13,000
Papia
(Pavia)
12,000
Cölne
(Cologne)
12,000
Ravenna
11,000
Ianua
(Genoa)
11,000
Mantua
9,000
Trevir
(Trier)
8,000
Brixia
(Brescia)
8,000
Patavium
(Padua)
8,000
Wenia
(Vienna)
Population
Cities
7,000
Florentia
(Florence)
7,000
Methis
(Metz)
7,000
Placentia
(Piacenza)
7,000
Reganesburc
(Regensburg)
6,000
Ache
(Aachen)
6,000
Augustburc
(Augsburg)
6,000
Bardonwic
(Bardowick)
6,000
Cremona
6,000
Parma
6,000
Pisa
6,000
Pistoria
(Pistoia)
6,000
Sena
(Siena)
6,000
Wormazia
(Worms)
Population
Cities
5,000
Bergomum
(Bergamo)
5,000
Caesena
(Cesena)
5,000
Comum
(Como)
5,000
Faventia
(Faenza)
5,000
Forum Livii
(Forlì)
5,000
Luca
(Lucca)
5,000
Magontia
(Mainz)
5,000
Mutina
(Modena)
5,000
Perusia
(Perugia)
5,000
Regium
(Reggio Emilia)
4,000
Aesis
(Jesi)
4,000
Aretium
(Arezzo)
Population
Cities
4,000
Ariminium
(Rimini)
4,000
Bremun
(Bremen)
4,000
Cameracus
(Cambrai)
4,000
Castrum Imolae
(Imola)
4,000
Erpesfurt
(Erfurt)
4,000
Hoia
(Huy)
4,000
Magathaburg
(Magdeburg)
4,000
Modoetia
(Monza)
4,000
Spira
(Speyer)
4,000
Strazburg
(Strasbourg)
4,000
Urbs Vetus
(Orvieto)
4,000
Vicentia
(Vicenza)
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