Lubeck
Leading Hanseatic port 1350 to 1500
Location and Figures
- Country: Germany
- Type: Historical
- Region: Europe
Overview
The queen of the Hanseatic League, the trading network that controlled northern seas from the 1300s. Lubeck law and Lubeck merchants set the rules of medieval Baltic commerce, and the brick old town remains a UNESCO monument to the era.
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