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 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://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.monumente-online.de%2F07%2F01%2Fleitartikel%2F01_Salzstrasse.php%3Fseite%3D2&amp;sl=de&amp;tl=en&amp;hl=&amp;ie=UTF-8