Did the city state of Lübeck, Germany ever possess land in what is today Scandinavia?

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As far as I can tell it didn't exercise sovereignty anywhere in Scandinavia (though the city may have owned property there). It seems that the merchants who governed the city of Lübeck were guided by the principle held by many 'Pfeffersäcke' - namely, that it's better to rely on financial strength than get involved in expensive territorial games. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%BCbeck Apr 18 06, 11:01 PM

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Lübeck didn´t actually "possess" land in Scandinavia, but it controlled the island of Bornholm 1525-1576 because the Danish king had mortgaged it. Apr 20 06, 1:58 PM

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