Hanseatic Cities

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1. This city (now in Poland) was taken by the Teutonic Knights in 1308. It joined the Hanseatic league in the 13th century and became one of the leading Hanseatic cities. It is still a major coastal port. Danzig Stettin Riga Memel

2. This city in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, was founded in 1143 by Count Adolf II of Holstein. It became free imperial city in 1226 and later it became 'head port' of the Hanseatic League. Kiel Hamburg Rostock Lübeck

3. This city in Lower Saxony, Germany, was also a significant member of the Hanseatic League. It´s situated on the Oker River. It was reputedly founded in 861 and was important under Henry the Lion, Duke of Saxony and Bavaria. Magdeburg Erfurt Lüneburg Brunswick (Braunschweig)

4. This city in North Rhine-Westfalia, Germany, was settled by the Romans. It was made an archiepiscopal see in the late 8th century. It was one of the most important centres of the Hanseatic League. Trier Frankfurt Cologne (Köln) Aachen

5. This city (now in Russia) was a centre for the fur trade and had the most important Hanseatic office in Russia, called Peterhof. The city was ruled by Prince Alexander Nevsky 1238-63. He fought successful wars with Sweden and Germany and developed the city from trade with both the Orient and the Hanseatic League. Novgorod Narva Pskov Reval (Tallinn)

6. This city had the most prominent Hanseatic office in Norway at a place called Tyskerbryggen. Most important trade: Fish and timber. Stavanger Oslo Bergen Trondheim

7. This city (now in Belgium) was a centre of the Flemish cloth industry. It developed into the chief Hanseatic market place in this area. Antwerp Brussels Ghent Bruges (Brugge)

8. This city (now in Estonia) developed as a trading port and member of Hanseatic League in 13th century. It was sold to the Teutonic Knights in 1346. Dorpat (Tartu) Reval (Tallinn) Narva Riga

9. This city was a major market for wool and cloth in England. The Hanseatic League had a major office here at the Steelyard. Hull King´s Lynn Boston London

10. This city (now in Latvia) joined the Hanseatic League in 1282. It was established as a trading settlement by Bishop of Livonia in 1201. Riga Memel Reval (Tallinn) Dorpat (Tartu)

11. This city (now in Russia) was founded in 1255 and joined the Hanseatic League in 1340. Danzig Memel Königsberg Elbing

12. This city (now in Poland) joined the Hanseatic League in 1360. It was incorporated in the Polish state by Mieszko I at end of 10th century, but belonged to Germany (Prussia) from 1720-1945. Danzig Elbing Kolberg Stettin

13. This city (now in Estonia) on the Ema River west of Lake Peipus was founded around a castle built in 1030 by Yaroslav I, Grand Prince of Kiev. Dorpat (Tartu) Reval (Tallinn) Narva Pskov

14. This city, in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, Germany, on the Warnow River, was chartered in 1218. It became a member of the Hanseatic League in the 14th century. Wismar Stralsund Rostock Stettin

15. This city north of Schwerin, also in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, Germany was chartered in the 13th century. It´s situated on an arm of the Mecklenburg Bay. Wismar Rostock Stralsund Stettin

16. This city of Gotland province was the most prominent Hanseatic city in Sweden. Lund Stockholm Visby Uppsala

17. This city on the Elbe River today forms a state of Germany. Treaties with Lübeck in 1241 and 1249 led to the formation of the Hanseatic League. Hamburg Berlin Bremen Saarbrücken

18. This city on the Weser River today forms a state of Germany. It was one of the most important members of the Hanseatic League. It became the seat of an archbishopric in 845. Bremen Osnabrück Hamburg Dortmund

19. This city north of Münster in North Rhine-Westfalia, Germany, was an important Hanseatic city. It was chartered in the 12th century. Cologne Düsseldorf Dortmund Soest

20. This city on the Elbe River in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany, was a member of the Hanseatic League for 200 years. It was made an archiepiscopal see in 962. Magdeburg Erfurt Leipzig Breslau