What is Hanseatic League?
[[File:Haupthandelsroute Hanse.png|thumb|right|Main trading route of the Hanseatic League]] The '''Hanseatic League''' ([[German language|German]]: die Hanse, [[Dutch language|Dutch]]: de Hanze, [[Estonian language|Estonian]]: hansa, [[Latvian language|Latvian]]: Hanza [[Polish language|Polish]]: Hanza, [[Swedish language|Swedish]]: Hansan) was an [[alliance]] of [[trade|trading]] [[guild]]s. These guilds established and maintained a trade [[monopoly]] over the [[Baltic Sea]] and most of [[Northern Europe]]. This monopoly lasted for a time in the later [[Middle Ages]] and the [[Modern Times (history)|Early Modern period]], between the [[13th century|13th]] and [[17th century|17th]] centuries. Many cities were part of it. == Cities that are still called ''Hansestadt'' == The following cities were part of the Hanse. They carry the word ''Hansestadt'' (''Hanseatic City'') as part of their official city name: *[[Anklam]] *[[Bremen]] *[[Demmin]] *[[Greifswald]] *[[Hamburg]] *[[Lübeck]] *[[Lüneburg]] *[[Rostock]] *[[Stralsund]] *[[Wismar]] {{Hanseatic League}} [[Category:Hanseatic League| ]] [[Category:1350s establishments in Europe]] [[Category:Baltic Sea]]