Glomacze

As Daleminzier (also Daleminzen ) are referred to in the sources of the East Frankish Empire from the 8th to 10th century living on the Elbe Slavs. The land inhabited by them was Daleminzien.

District

The Gau Daleminzi ( pagus Daleminzi ) called settlement area included the Meissen country and the Lommatzscher care between the Elbe and the space around chub and Mügeln, but reached over on the eastern side of the Elbe Großenhainer country. After Thietmar of Merseburg, the name of the Germans stemmed. It became apparent the historical name " Dalmatia " transferred to this Slavic group or region. They called themselves Glomaci ( Glumaci ) to the central sanctuary Glomuci, a silted pond at source since 1845 Lommatzsch or Paltzschen.

For the first time during a Daleminzier Kriegszugs 805 are mentioned against the castle Canburg in Bohemia, Charles led the younger, a son of Charlemagne, by the Werinofeld / Warne field ( Hwerenofelda ) and the area Demelchion. Here he fought against the king Semela and defeated them ( Et ibi pugnaverunt contra lively eorum nomine Semela, et vicerunt eum. ). In the description of the Bavarian geographer from the middle of the 9th century, the Daleminzier ( Talaminzi ) are referred to as eastern neighbors of the Sorbs, the number of their civitates ( settlement units climes ) - probably already with a central castle - is given as 14.

Expansion of Ostfrankenreiches

In August 856 the East Frankish king Ludwig II led his army initially through the land of the Sorbs, whose dukes came to him, and then overcame a battle in the Daleminzier ( Dalmatas ) that make him hostages and had to pay tribute to then made to pass through the land of Bohemia. 880 tried Daleminzier ( Dalmatii ) together with the Bohemians, Sorbs and other neighbors after a defeat of the Saxons by the Normans invade Thuringia and " studied the the Thuringians devoted Slavs on the Saale with robbery and fire home ." However, they were repulsed by Poppo, Duke of Sorbian Mark.

After further wars with Conrad I, Henry I moved to 908 against the Daleminzier into the field, the Magyars ( Hungarians ) brought against him for help. Finally subjugated and incorporated as Margraviate of Meissen into the realm were the only Daleminzier 928/29 after the destruction of their main castle Gana, which was localized to the small river Jahna by archaeological excavations at court - Stauchitz with probability bordering on certainty. To secure the territory newly acquired Henry founded the Meissen.

For the first time in the 970s ( pagus ) Nisan is mentioned together with Daleminzien also the Gau, which likewise populated by Slavs Elbe valley basin between Gauernitz and Pirna was called.