One reason for the growth of medieval towns was the principle of "stadtluft macht frei," or "town air makes you free," which meant

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Philip Sosa

27 October, 17:21

One reason for the growth of medieval towns was the principle of "stadtluft macht frei," or "town air makes you free," which meant

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Kelvin Oconnor · Answer 1

One reason for the growth of medieval towns was the principal of "stadluft macht frei" or "town air makes you free" where the serf became a freeman if they stayed in a town or city for a year and a day. This contributed to the growth of medieval cities.