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) are from the year 1069 (under Emperor Henry IV).Cf. Thomas Zotz:
Turegum nobilissimum Sueviae oppidum. Zürich als salischer Pfalzort auf karolingischer Basis.
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* Niklaus Flüeler, Marianne Flüeler-Grauwiler (Hrsg.): ''Geschichte des Kantons Zürich.'' 3 volumes, Werd, Zürich 1994–1996. . * ''Zürich.'' in: ''Historisch-Biographisches Lexikon der Schweiz.'' volume 7. Neuenburg 1934. * Paul Kläui, Eduard Imhof: ''Atlas zur Geschichte des Kantons Zürich 1351–1951''. 2nd edition, Orell Füssli, Zürich 1951. * Thomas Lau: ''Kleine Geschichte Zürichs'', Pustet, Regensburg 2012, . * ''Kleine Zürcher Verfassungsgeschichte 1218–2000''. Published

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on behalf of the ''Direktion der Justiz und des Innern'' at the day of the formation of the ''Zürcher Verfassungsrat'' September 13, 2000. Chronos, Zürich 2000, . * ''Zürich.'' in: ''Lexikon des Mittelalters''. volume 9, columns 710–712. Metzler, Stuttgart 1999, . * Alois Niederstätter: ''Der alte Zürichkrieg''. Böhlau, Wien 1995, . * Staatsarchiv des Kantons Zürich (Hrsg.): ''Zürcher Dokumente. Texte und Bilder aus dem Staatsarchiv''. Orell Füssli, Zürich 1984, . *

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: ''Zürich. Eine Kulturgeschichte''. 13 volumes. Artemis, Zürich 1975–1986, . * Thomas Zotz:
Turegum nobilissimum Sueviae oppidum. Zürich als salischer Pfalzort auf karolingischer Basis.
' in: ''Frühmittelalterliche Studien.'' de Gruyter, Berlin 2002, S. 337-354, {{ISSN, 0071-9706. Swiss noble families Roman Catholic families