When the Princes of Anhalt - Aschersleben became extinct in 1315 , their estates fell to the Bishops of Halberstadt .
Ermsleben already appeared as a town ( oppidum ) in 1298 .
When the Princes of Anhalt - Aschersleben became extinct in 1315 , Ermsleben 's estates fell to the Bishops of Halberstadt .
Ermsleben already appeared as a town ( oppidum ) in 1298 .