Hansestadt

f Hansa (oder Hanseatic) city; die Hansestadt Hamburg the Hanseatic city of Hamburg

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Hạn|se|stadt

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Hansa or Hanseatic or Hanse town

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Han·se·stadt

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1. (Bremen, Hamburg und Lübeck) Hanseatic city

2. HIST city of the Hanseatic League

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die Hanseatic city

•• Cultural note:

Hansestadt

Hansestädte (Hanseatic cities), such as Bremen and Hamburg, were once part of an association of trading cities along the North Sea and Baltic coasts. The Hanse (Hanseatic League or Hansa) was formed in the 13th century to protect the economic interests of its members. Meetings were held at Lübeck, where members developed a system of commercial laws. The Hanse lasted as a powerful force until 1669

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Hansestadt f Hansa (oder Hanseatic) city;

die Hansestadt Hamburg the Hanseatic city of Hamburg

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die Hanseatic city

•• Cultural note:

Hansestadt

Hansestädte (Hanseatic cities), such as Bremen and Hamburg, were once part of an association of trading cities along the North Sea and Baltic coasts. The Hanse (Hanseatic League or Hansa) was formed in the 13th century to protect the economic interests of its members. Meetings were held at Lübeck, where members developed a system of commercial laws. The Hanse lasted as a powerful force until 1669