In 1810, Kandern was granted the right to become a city, the " Stadtrecht ", which included among other rights the right to be called a city, and to hold a weekly market.
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In the late 1800s and early 1900s, the community prospered economically through the introduction and growth of carpet factories, permitting the acquisition of town privileges ( in German : " Stadtrecht " ) in 1904.
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The city law ( " Stadtrecht " ) followed the incorporation of the territory into Prussia in 1296 and was based on the German Kulm law ( " Kulmer Recht " ) by order of Ludwig von Schippe, then commander of the Teutonic Knights.
