What is Town privileges?
[[File:Stadtrechtsurkunde Flensburgs von 1284 (The Town Charter of Flensburg).JPG|thumb|Town charter of [[Flensburg]], of 1284]] '''Town privileges''' were important things. They were special treaties or [[royal charter]]s used in the [[Middle Ages]]. In such a charter, a [[sovereign]], a [[monarch]] granted the town or city special rights. These usually included *The right to have a [[market]], to form [[guild]]s *Some freedoms, like to determine the government of the town or city, or to judge criminals. *Some people who permanently lived in the town or city (called Burghers) had special rights. Getting these rights was a special privilege (and not granted to everyone). Many of those charters were very similar. In the end, only few charters remained in use. Notable ones in the territory of modern-day Germany include the [[Lübeck law]], the [[Magdeburg]] rights and the [[Kulm law]].{{multistub|history|politics}} [[Category:Middle Ages]]