Tuesday, April 06, 2010
RANDOM ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA
ELBING- prussian town. old town used to be surrounded by fortifications. fragments remain, colony of lubeck traders+ settled under protectionof the castle of the teutonic knights in 1237. 1335 enlarged+ new townlaid out. 1434 joined poland. 1525 captured by albert of brandenburg, grand master of the teutonic order. 1772 prussian.
