"Deutsche Hanse/Hanseatic League" Germany Favorite Tip by nepalgoods

Favorite thing: In the middle of the 13th century merchants trading overseas joined together to form the Hanseatic League in order to pursue their economic interests together.
In the course of time 70 major cities and 130 smaller towns joined the League, which covered an area from the Netherlands to Estonia and from Sweden to a line from Cologne to Erfurt and on to Cracow. The Hanseatic League's influence stretched far beyond these boundaries, and it maintained large depots and smaller trading posts from Portugal to Russia and from Scandinavia to Italy.

The Hanseatic League had a significant say in business, trade and politics in northern Europe for over 400 years, until it declined in the mid-17th century.

The Hanseatic League was founded in Lübeck, Schleswig Holstein, and expanded fast throughout the Baltic aerea.

Famous an dstill very beautiful cities of the Hanse in Germany: Lübeck, Rostock, Hamburg, Lüneburg, Bremen and many more.