List of Free Imperial Cities
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This is a list of Free Imperial Cities of the Holy Roman Empire as of 1792:

  1. Aachen
  2. Aalen
  3. Augsburg
  4. Biberach
  5. Bopfingen
  6. Bremen
  7. Buchau
  8. Buchhorn
  9. Cologne (Köln)
  10. Dinkelsbühl
  11. Dortmund
  12. Esslingen am Neckar
  13. Frankfurt am Main
  14. Friedberg
  15. Gengenbach
  16. Giengen
  17. Goslar
  18. Hamburg
  19. Heilbronn
  20. Isny im Allgäu
  21. Kaufbeuren
  22. Kempten
  23. Leutkirch im Allgäu
  24. Lindau
  25. Lübeck
  26. Memmingen
  27. Mühlhausen
  28. Mülhausen
  29. Nordhausen
  30. Nördlingen
  31. Nuremberg
  32. Offenburg
  33. Pfullendorf
  34. Ravensburg
  35. Regensburg
  36. Reutlingen
  37. Rothenburg ob der Tauber
  38. Rottweil
  39. Schwäbisch Gmünd
  40. Schwäbisch Hall
  41. Schweinfurt
  42. Speyer
  43. Überlingen
  44. Ulm
  45. Wangen
  46. Weil
  47. Weißenburg in Bayern (Nordgau)
  48. Wetzlar
  49. Wimpfen
  50. Windsheim
  51. Worms
  52. Zell am Harmersbach
Coat of Arms of the Free Imperial Cities (of 1605) - part 1
Coat of Arms of the Free Imperial Cities (of 1605) - part 1
Coat of Arms of the Free Imperial Cities (of 1605) - part 2
Coat of Arms of the Free Imperial Cities (of 1605) - part 2

Other cities which were once Free Imperial cities, but had ceased to be so by 1792, include:

  1. Baden (formally only?)
  2. Basel (became a Swiss Canton, 1501, independence from the Empire recognized 1648)
  3. Berne (became a Swiss Canton, 1351, independence recognized 1648)
  4. Besançon (annexed by Spain, 1648)
  5. Brakel (annexed by the bishop of Paderborn)
  6. Bremgarten (formally only?)
  7. Cambrai (to France, 1677)
  8. Diessenhofen
  9. Donauwörth (to Bavaria, 1617)
  10. Duisburg (to Cleves, 1290)
  11. Düren (to Jülich)
  12. Frauenfeld
  13. Fribourg (became a Swiss Canton)
  14. Gelnhausen (to Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel), 1745)
  15. Hagenau (annexed by France, 1670s)
  16. Herford (to Brandenburg)
  17. Kolmar (annexed by France, 1673, confirmed 1697)
  18. Kaysersberg (annexed by France, 1648)
  19. Konstanz (annexed by Austria, 1548)
  20. Landau (annexed by France, 1648)
  21. Lemgo (to Lippe)
  22. Lucerne (became a Swiss Canton, independence recognized 1648)
  23. Mainz (returned to the control of its archbishop, 1462)
  24. Metz (annexed by France, 1552)
  25. Munster (annexed by France, 1648)
  26. Murten (to Savoy, 1255)
  27. Obernai (annexed by France, 1648)
  28. Rapperswil
  29. Rheinfelden (to the Hapsburgs, 1330)
  30. Rosheim (annexed by France, 1648)
  31. Sarrebourg (annexed by France)
  32. Schaffhausen (became a Swiss Canton, 1501, independence recognized 1648)
  33. Schmalkalden (to Hesse, 1581)
  34. Schlettstadt (annexed by France, 1670s)
  35. Soest (to Duchy of Cleves/Brandenburg, 1609)
  36. Solothurn (became a Swiss Canton, 1481, independence recognized 1648)
  37. Strassburg (annexed by France, 1681, confirmed 1697)
  38. Toul (annexed by France, 1552)
  39. Turckheim (annexed by France, 1648)
  40. Verden (to Duchy of Verden, 1648)
  41. Verdun (annexed by France, 1552)
  42. Warburg (annexed by the bishop of Paderborn)
  43. Winterthur
  44. Wissembourg (annexed by France, 1648)
  45. Zug (became a Swiss Canton, independence recognized 1648)
  46. Zürich (became a Swiss Canton, 1351, independence recognized 1648)

See also

Banner of the Holy Roman Emperor (after 1400) List of states in the Holy Roman Empire
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Z
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As of 1792

Free Imperial Cities as at 1648
 
Cities that lost Reichsfreiheit status before 1792 or gained independence
Basel3 · Berne3 · Besançon · Brakel · Cambrai · Diessenhofen · Donauwörth · Duisburg · Düren · Gelnhausen · Hagenau2 · Herford · Kolmar2 · Kaysersberg2 · Konstanz · Landau2 · Lemgo · Lucerne3 · Mainz · Metz · Munster2 · Obernai2 · Pfeddersheim · Rheinfelden · Rosheim2 · St. Gallen3 · Sarrebourg · Schaffhausen3 · Schmalkalden · Schlettstadt2 · Soest1 · Solothurn3 · Strassburg · Toul · Turckheim2 · Verden · Verdun · Warburg · Wissembourg2 · Zurich3
1 Member of the Hanseatic League.   2 Member of the Décapole.   3 Member or associate of the Swiss Confederacy.
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