Burgfreiheit

Bordering quarters were Steindamm to the west, Tragheim to the north, Rossgarten to the northeast, Neue Sorge to the east, Löbenicht to the southeast, and the castle to the south.

Documented in 1255,[1] Burgfreiheit was inhabited by noble officials and craftsmen[2] in the vicinity of the Teutonic Knights' castle (Burg).

[9] They also requested a coat of arms depicting a hand descending from the heavens holding a crown, flanked by a star and a blue cross; the imagery was taken from Frederick's Order of the Black Eagle.

[11] Burgfreiheit was finally merged into the city during the Städteordnung of Stein on 19 November 1808 during the era of Prussian reforms.

[12] After recognizing the reorganization, King Frederick William III relinquished Burgfreiheit from crown land on 4 November 1809.