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Biggest Cities the Duchy of Saxony under Henry the Lion with a Map

With the help of a map, can you name the biggest cities of the Duchy of Saxony within the Holy Roman Empire under the rule of Henry the Lion at its territorial apex in 1166 AD?
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Not including territories part of the Duchy of Bavaria, which was held in personal union with Saxony.
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Population
City
 
16,000
Magdeburch
(Magdeburg)
 
12,000
Suosat
(Soest)
 
10,000
Bardewic
(Bardowick)
 
10,000
Munstre
(Münster)
 
8,000
Bruneswic
(Braunschweig)
 
8,000
Halverstede
(Halberstadt)
Population
City
8,000
Lüneborch
(Lüneburg)
7,000
Tremonia
(Dortmund)
6,000
Osanbruge
(Osnabrück)
6,000
Paderborne
(Paderborn)
5,000
Breme
(Bremen)
5,000
Hildinisheim
(Hildesheim)
Population
City
5,000
Lubike
(Lübeck)

5,000
Mersiburch
(Merseburg)
4,000
Goslare
(Goslar)
3,000
Gotingen
(Göttingen)
3,000
Halla
(Halle)
3,000
Helmestede
(Helmstedt)
1 Comments
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Level 55
Jan 3, 2025
Experimenting a bit with the stylization of the map. Taking a bit of inspiration from early modern cartography (c. 15-16th century) in terms of colouration and presentation.