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    The Hansa was an alliance formed in 1159 between trading guilds in Hamburg and Lubeck for mutual financial benefit, especially between their salt mines and herring fisheries. It grew to include over 60 member cities and formed its own governing assembly to enforce trade rules, becoming a monopoly on North European trade. Though its power declined due to rising neighboring empires, it left a lasting cultural impact seen today in place names and companies that reference the historic trading alliance.

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    The Hansa was an alliance formed in 1159 between trading guilds in Hamburg and Lubeck for mutual financial benefit, especially between their salt mines and herring fisheries. It grew to include over 60 member cities and formed its own governing assembly to enforce trade rules, becoming a monopoly on North European trade. Though its power declined due to rising neighboring empires, it left a lasting cultural impact seen today in place names and companies that reference the historic trading alliance.

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    The Hansa was an alliance formed in 1159 between trading guilds in Hamburg and Lubeck for mutual financial benefit, especially between their salt mines and herring fisheries. It grew to include over 60 member cities and formed its own governing assembly to enforce trade rules, becoming a monopoly on North European trade. Though its power declined due to rising neighboring empires, it left a lasting cultural impact seen today in place names and companies that reference the historic trading alliance.

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    THE

    HANSA

    ALIAS: HANSEATIC LEAGUE Reason for forming:


    Vikings are incredibly scary. Look at this guy! But by 1159, the Vikings werent really a problem anymore. Though part of the formation was mutual security, it is more likely that they formed for the mutual financial benefit of the members; specifically, between the Hamburg Salt Mines & the Lubeck Herring fisherman (see map).

    RESULTS FOR THE MEMBERS:


    Dont think that this was an alliance between a bunch of weird sounding European cities. It actually began as a connection of the GUILDS in those respective cities. The Hamburg-Lubeck alliance served as a model for other alliances. At its peak, the Hansa included 60+ members! They even formed their own Diet or Assembly to enforce its rules. It was a monopoly on trade of goods in North Europe. The beginning of the end for the Hansa was the rise of the Swedish Empire in the north, the Ottomans in the South, and the Holy Roman Empire in Germany. Only 9 people attended its final meeting in 1669.

    The impact of the Hansa can be seen today all over Northern Europe. The most visible example is the German airline Lufthansa (Air Hansa). It is the largest airline in all of Europe. There is also the Rostock soccer team F. C. Hansa. There is also a Hansa brewery, a Hansa Bank, and a Hansa University.

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