However, the grain supply from the grain-producing regions like the border territory of the margraviate of Holmer was separated by over 1000 kilometers from Stadtburg which obviously could be called a problem.
Although there was the problem of distance, too, if you considered the issue of security guarantee, they wanted a large-scale grain producing region under their direct control.
Several small to mid-sized areas already existed, but as far as large-scaled areas were concerned, the geographical conditions were severe.