Medieval Fish Tax

Medieval Fish Tax. In Gottlieben, a fishing village founded by Bishop Eberhard II of Konstanz in 1250, fishermen had to pay an annual tax of 15,000 gangfish to…

Location: Gottlieben, Bern, Switzerland

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In Gottlieben, a fishing village founded by Bishop Eberhard II of Konstanz in 1250, fishermen had to pay an annual tax of 15,000 gangfish to the bishop. This tax was later reduced to 13,000 gangfish in 1521.

Source: Die Privatfischereirechte im Bodensee und Rhein :

Medieval Fish Tax — Bern, Canton of Zurich

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