This date is considered to be the first written account of the arrival of Roma in German lands. However, here are some accounts from Alsace and Switzerland somewhat earlier. It is also incorrect to use the plural of “Volk” in this context. That they always continue to show Roma as travellers is also annoying.

• September 1407 – Erste urkundliche Erwähnung der Rom-Völker in Deutschland. In: WDR. 20.09.2022. https://www1.wdr.de/radio/wdr5/sendungen/zeitzeichen/zeitzeichen-erste-urkundliche-erwaehnung-zigeuner-deutschland-sinti-roma-100.html
• Erste urkundliche Erwähnung der Romvölker in Deutschland. In: SR. 20.09.2022. https://www.sr.de/sr/sr2/sendungen_a-z/uebersicht/zeitzeichen/20220920_romvoelker_sendung_100.html

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