The German city was founded by Count Adolf II of Holstein in 1143.This settlement was destroyed by fire in 1157, but a new city was built there by Henry III, duke of Saxony, in 1159.

• 日耳曼人城市则是由荷尔斯泰因伯爵阿道夫二世建于1143年，这一定居点在1157年毁于火灾，但萨克森公爵亨利三世又于1159年在原址重建了一座新城。