Rumorwache#

Rumorwache: When Vienna's city fortifications were rebuilt in 1529/1530 regulations governing the guarding of the new fortifications were necessary. Around 1540 the "Tag- und Nachtwache" ("day and night watch") guard unit was created, and in 1569 the name was changed to "Stadtguardia" (city guards). In 1592 the Stadtguardia was made an imperial unit. After 1640 the newly created "Rumorwache" and the reinstated Tag- und Nachtwache began carrying out police duties in a narrower sense. It was not until the 18th century that a military police force was first established.

Literature#