ˈæftɚɹ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɛvən bˈɪʃəp hˈɛnɹi aɪ ʌv bɹˈændənbˌɜːɡ hæd sˈiːdᵻd ðə "tˈɛɹə kˈɑːnaɪdʒsbɚdʒ" tə ðɪ ɐskˈeɪniən mˈɑːɹɡɹeɪvz ʌv bɹˈændənbˌɜːɡ, ðə tˈaʊn wʌz ɡɹˈæntᵻd ðə ɹˈaɪt tə hˈoʊld ɐ mˈɑːɹkɪt æz wˈɛl æz ɹˈiːdʒənəl lˈiːɡəl dʒˌʊɹɹɪsdˈɪkʃən, kˈɔːzɪŋ ɪt tə bɪkˌʌm ðə mˈeɪn tˈaʊn ʌvðə nˈuː mˈɑːɹtʃ æt ðæt tˈaɪm.
After in 1267 Bishop Henry I of Brandenburg had ceded the "terra Konigesberge" to the Ascanian Margraves of Brandenburg, the town was granted the right to hold a market as well as regional legal jurisdiction, causing it to become the main town of the New March at that time.