Lübeck, German Empire Occupations

The Hanseatic League

The merchants of Lübeck were the founders of the Hanseatic League. More information about the history can be found here

http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.bernhardkeller.de%2FProjekte%2F_Die_deutsche_Hanse_%2F_Hanse__-_Inhalt%2F_hanse__-_inhalt.html&amp;sl=de&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=&amp;ie=UTF-8

Here is a time line of the Hanseatic League

http://suomenhirvi.piranho.de/examensseiten/hanse/HanseZeit.htm

A very important trade route was the transport of Salt from Lübeck to the Baltic Sea where fishermen used the salt to conserve their fish. Read all about salt transport at http://www.wiki.alte-salzstrasse.de/index.php?title=Alte_Salzstrasse_Wiki:Portal