Sentence examples for received town from inspiring English sources

It received town privileges in 1237 and prospered as a trading centre through the 17th century.

In 1000 Gniezno became capital of the first Roman Catholic archdiocese of Poland; it received town privileges in 1240.

It received town status and trading privileges in 1389 and developed into a cultural and trade centre for the area.

Cherkasy came under Russian control in the first partition of 1772 and received town status in 1795.

The community was founded as Reichenbach in the 12th century and received town rights in the 13th.

It received town rights in the 15th century, passed to Prussia (1742) with the rest of Silesia, and was returned to Poland in 1921.

Poor towns ("receiving" towns in the jargon of Act 60) were obliged to rely on higher property-tax rates; even then, since there was not much property to tax, their budgets were slim.The figures tell the tale.

Located on the Oder River in the Środkowopolski Lowlands, it received its town rights in 1253.

In 1096 the bishopric of Liège received the town, and the bishops thereafter often styled themselves dukes of Bouillon.

He occupied ʿAtlit and Haifa, and in July 1266 he received the town of Safed from the Knights Templar garrison after a heavy siege.

Salford received its town charter from Ranulf de Blondeville, 6th Earl of Chester, then Lord of the Manor, in 1230.