Salt Notes : Origin of Munich
The bishop of Freising was collecting duty on salt transport in Föhringen.
Henry the Lion, then Duke of Bavaria, destroyed the Föhringen bridge and
founded Munich a small distance upstream: he wanted to collect duty on
salt for his own treasury.
Salt production henceforth became a royal monopoly in Bavaria. In 1596,
income from the salt tax alone amounted to 40% of the royal revenue.