Stadt Oldenburg

Stadt Neustadt

Stadt Heiligenhafen

Stadt Lütjenburg

The site of Oldenburg has been well settled for millennia. Between 972 and 1163, it was the seat of the local diocese until the seat was moved to Lübeck. The modern city was legally recognized as such in 1235. Neustadt was founded in 1245 and seems to have been instantly recognized as a city. Both cities were assigned to Holstein-Gottorp in the partition of 1544 and did not revert to the core duchy until 1773.

 

Lütjenburg was granted city rights in 1275 and Heiligenhafen followed in 1305. After the 1544 partition, they remained part of the core duchy.

Chronological list of countries to which Oldenburg and Neustadt belonged
Chronological list of countries to which Lütjenburg and Heiligenhafen belonged

 

Master list of countries and subdivisions in the Southern Holstein region

Master list of countries and subdivisions in the Northern Holstein region