Nördlingen

Nördlingen, located in East Swabia, was a member of the Swabian League of Cities and, since the Middle Ages, an important fair city with political influence in the region. Since 1803, Nördlingen has belonged to Bavaria.

Matthäus Merian (1593–1640), Nördlingen, copperplate engraving, from: Matthäus Merian (eds.): Topographia Sveviae das ist Beschreib: vnd Aigentliche Abcontrafeitung der fürnembste[n] Stätt vnd Plätz in Ober vnd Nider Schwaben, Hertzogthum Würtenberg Marggraffschafft Baden vnd andern zu dem Hochlöbl: Schwabischen Craiße gehörigen Landtschafften und Orten, 2nd ed., Frankfurt am Main 1643, S. 140–141; source: Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, https://www.digitale-sammlungen.de/de/view/bsb10714369?page=280,281&q=N%C3%B6rdlingen, non-commcercialuse only, http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-NC/1.0/.