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There is always something going on in THE HANSA!
Here you will find news from the Union of Cities and its almost 200 Hanseatic member cities.

Citizen Science Projekt_Hanse.Quellen.Lesen_an der FGHO ©Olaf Malzahn_FGHO
2.12.2024

"Hanseatic ship" citizen science project

In November, the Archive and the Archaeology and Monument Preservation Department of the Hanseatic City of Lübeck and the Research Center for the History of the Hanseatic League and the Baltic Sea Region (FGHO) launched a special collaboration. Together with the FGHO's Citizen Science project, Lübeck's “Hanseatic Ship” is now to be examined using historical written sources.

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Herbstkommission Visby 2024_Bischof
29.11.2024

Autumn Commission meeting in Visby

From 22 to 24 November, delegates from twelve countries met for the Autumn Commission in Visby to learn about the state of preparations for the 45th International Hanseatic Day, which will take place in the Swedish Hanseatic city from 5 to 8 June 2025.

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Die Hanse_Klartext Verlag
21.11.2024

New publication: The Hansa - Popular misconceptions and other truths

How much historical truth is there in today's Hanseatic consciousness? Author Veit Veltzke explores this and other questions in a new publication titled "The Hansa - Popular misconceptions and other truths".

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group picture BSYD_CBSS
18.11.2024

BSYD: Hanseatic heritage in the spotlight

The Baltic Sea Youth Dialogue 2024 was all about the Hanseatic League: 20 young people from the Baltic Sea Region met in Gdansk to discuss the region's cultural heritage and its significance in the present day.

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By Mateusz Filipski - Fundacja Gdańska -02275
11.10.2024

HANSEartWORKS: exhibition catalogue published

The catalogue of HANSEartWORKS 2024 "Made in Hansa" is now online. The exhibition took place during the 44th International Hanseatic Day in Gdańsk, Poland.

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