▁known . ▁Similar ▁to ▁the ▁E ger land ▁region , ▁the ▁dialect ▁spoken ▁in ▁the ▁town ▁was ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁Upper ▁Pal at inate ▁region ▁in ▁the ▁south , ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁Northern ▁Bav arian . ▁In ▁the ▁adjacent ▁Sax on ▁Vog t land kreis ▁to ▁the ▁east , ▁this ▁dialect ▁is ▁only ▁found ▁in ▁local ities ▁close ▁to ▁the ▁Czech ▁border , ▁such ▁as ▁Ad orf ▁and ▁Mark ne uk ir chen . ▁The ▁Upper ▁Pal at inate ▁dialect ▁has ▁a ▁stronger ▁presence ▁in ▁the ▁Bad ▁Br amb ach ▁area , ▁where ▁it ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁Southern ▁Vog t land ic ▁( S üd v og tl änd isch ). ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁recorded ▁r ul ers ▁were ▁the ▁Vog t ▁minister ial es ▁from ▁We ida , ▁Th uring ia , ▁who ▁gave ▁the ▁entire ▁Vog t land ▁region ▁its ▁name . ▁In ▁ 1 2 8 1 , ▁they ▁officially ▁received ▁the ▁est ates ▁as ▁an ▁immediate ▁f ief ▁at ▁the ▁hands ▁of ▁King ▁Rud olph ▁I ▁of ▁Germany . ▁Emperor ▁Louis ▁the ▁Bav arian ▁elev ated ▁them ▁to ▁Prin ces ▁of ▁the ▁Holy ▁Roman ▁Empire ▁in ▁ 1 3 2 9 , ▁never theless ▁two ▁years ▁later , ▁they ▁sold ▁A š ▁Land ▁to ▁the ▁Luxemb ourg ▁king ▁John ▁of ▁Boh emia , ▁who ▁since ▁ 1 3 2 2 ▁also ▁held ▁the ▁adjacent ▁E ger land ▁in ▁the ▁south . ▁T ogether ▁with ▁neighbour ing ▁Sel b ▁and ▁El ster , ▁A š ▁was ▁en fe off ed