dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðə θˈɜːɾi jˈɪɹz wˈɔːɹ, ðə tˈaʊn wʌz ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪd æt dˈɪfɹənt tˈaɪmz baɪ ðɪ ɪmpˈɪɹiəl tɹˈuːps ʌv ˈælbɹɛxt vˈɑːn wˈɔlənstˌaɪn ænd ðə swˈiːdɪʃ tɹˈuːps ʌv kˈɪŋ ɡˈʌstævəs ɐdˈɑːlfəs, ɪnðə kˈoːɹs ʌvwˈɪtʃ ðə tˈaʊn wʌz dᵻstɹˈɔɪd baɪ fˈɪfti tˈuː pɚsˈɛnt.
During the Thirty Years' War, the town was occupied at different times by the Imperial troops of Albrecht von Wallenstein and the Swedish troops of King Gustavus Adolphus, in the course of which the town was destroyed by 52%.