St. Lamberti’s Church square arcade - photographer Dagmar Schwelle

From the Middle Ages to Modern Times

For more than 400 years, the Hanseatic League shaped the economy, trade and politics in northern Europe. Today, the Hanseatic cities are reconnecting with their great past through the Union of Cities THE HANSA.

The medieval Hanseatic League

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Hanseatic merchant

Union of Cities THE HANSA

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Hansetag Kampen Abschlussparade

Member cities

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Hansa-Map
St. Mary's Basilica ©Visit Gdansk

44th International Hanseatic Day

From June 13-16, 2024, the 44th International Hanseatic Day will take place in the Polish city of Gdansk under the motto "Change begins here".

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Discover the Hanseatic cities

The Hanseatic cities fascinate with their diversity, historical as well as modern architecture and a wide range of cultural offerings. The heritage of the Hanseatic era can still be discovered in many places today.

Overview of all Hanseatic cities

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Market square and Wasserkunst

Current events

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Medieval market

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4 - Mumme 866 © Braunschweig Stadtmarketing GmbH/Philipp Ziebart
Braunschweig

Brunswick Mumme-Tour – slopen, freten, supen!

Join the Mumme-Brewer on a stroll through the historic Brunswick and learn all kinds of interesting facts about the Hanseatic period and especially about Brunswick’s Mumme – an alcohol free extract, brewed from malt and water.

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3 - Stadtführungen1211 © Braunschweig Stadtmarketing GmbH/Moritz Küstner
Braunschweig

Sightseeing stroll through the Lion City

Stroll through medieval alleys and discover the traces of the Hanseatic merchants and the Welfs, who shaped Brunswick for centuries.

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2 - Alte Waage © Foto Braunschweig Stadtmarketing GmbH/Gerald Grote
Braunschweig

Braunschweig – Hanseatic city on the Oker River

Brunswick, once a Hanseatic city and a flourishing trading center in the Middle Ages, presents a vivid impression of its Hanseatic history through numerous testimonies of the Hanseatic era in today’s cityscape as well as through the stories of the buildings, streets and people.

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1 - Altstadtrathaus 1763 © Braunschweig Stadtmarketing GmbH/Christian Bierwagen
Braunschweig

Municipal Museum - Old City Hall

A permanent exhibition on the history of Brunswick can be seen in the basement of the Old Town Hall, which presents the development of the Hanseatic city in the Middle Ages, especially under the reign of Duke Henry the Lion, with highlights such as the first city seal and the coat of arms of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg.

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Truffle
Visby

Cottage and apartment package

Find your favourite cottage or apartment in Visby or in the Gotland countryside, by the sea or near a golf course. The best deal is achieved when adding accommodation and ferry together in one package!

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Reiseangebot Hannover zum Kennenlernen - Lars Gerhardts
Hannover

Visit and love Hannover

Explore the highlights of Hannover by CityTourbus or discover the sights of the city on foot by following the “Red Thread”. 

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Experience taste of Cēsis ©Cēsis tourism information centre
Cēsis

Experience the taste of Cēsis!

In this excursion, you will learn the history of this more than 800-year-old medieval city, do the sightseeing in the old parts of Cesis, visit local entrepreneurs and taste the best things they are making and producing.

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Gildenkammer
Kalkar and Grieth on the Rhine

Tour “Merchants & traders and artists & boatmen”

The diverse connections that merchants from Kalkar and Grieth maintained with Hanseatic cities, offices and traders from Northern Europe and the Baltic area (as far as Novgorod in Russia) in the 14th to 16th century are visible here.

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Visby

Accommodation all over Gotland

Discover the Hanseatic city of Visby and Gotland, choose between hotels in Visby - a World Heritage site, or somewhere in the charming countryside, close to the sea or to a golf course.

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Körsbärsgården ©www.gotland.com
Visby

Körsbärsgården – Museum of Contemporary Art

A meeting point for Art, Architecture and Literature, welcomes young and old.

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