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GERMANY - Hanseatic Cities : Lubeck, Bremen, Stralsund, Wismar ​​

Lubeck is the second-largest city on the German Baltic coast and is famous for having been the cradle and the de facto capital of the Hanseatic League and is listed by UNESCO. While the city's symbol is the Holsten Gate, Lubeck's skyline is dominated by the seven towers of its five main churches.
Bremen's Town Hall and Roland statue are two of Bremen's most famous sights that should not be missing and it has been added to UNESCO's World Heritage List as a cultural monument since 2004.
Stralsund is a city located at the southern coast of the Strelasund, a sound of the Baltic Sea separating the island of Rugen from the mainland. Stralsund was granted city rights in 1234 and was one of the most prosperous members of the medieval Hanseatic League. Since 2002, Stralsund's old town with its rich heritage is honored as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, along with Wismar..
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From June to September​
The Hanseatic League was a medieval commercial and defensive confederation of merchant guilds and market towns in Central and Northern Europe. Growing from a few North German towns in the late 12th century, the League ultimately encompassed nearly 200 settlements across seven modern-day countries; at its height between the 13th and 15th centuries, it stretched from the Netherlands in the west to Russia in the east, and from Estonia in the north to Krakow, Poland in the south. The League's long-lived success and unity during a period of political upheaval and fragmentation has led to it being described as the most successful trade alliance in history, while its unique governance structure has been identified as a precursor to the supranational model of the European Union. The Hanseatic cities have kept track of their wealth through many remarkable buildings and churches that we can contemplate today.
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