- German Hanseatic Seaport Cities
- Bremen, Danzig, Hamburg, Lubeck
Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games. 2013.
Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games. 2013.
History of German settlement in Eastern Europe — The presence of German speaking populations in Central and Eastern Europe is rooted in centuries of history, that of the independent German states (particularly Prussia), and later German Empire but also Austria Hungary, Poland, and other multi… … Wikipedia
Tallinn — High rise buildings looking over the Old Town … Wikipedia
History of Szczecin — ( de. Stettin) in Poland. Prehistoric stronghold A stronghold of the Lusatian culture in the early Iron Age period. Tacitus located the East Germanic tribe of the Rugians in the area around Szczecin, as did modern historians. The Rugians left… … Wikipedia
United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… … Universalium
Gdańsk — For alternative meanings of Gdańsk and Danzig, see Gdańsk (disambiguation) and Danzig (disambiguation) Gdańsk Collage of views of Gdańsk … Wikipedia
Elbląg — Elbing redirects here. For other uses, see Elbing (disambiguation). Elbląg Flag … Wikipedia
History of Gdańsk — This article is about the History of Gdańsk (Danzig), a city located on the Baltic Sea. History Early times The area around the Vistula delta was inhabited by populations belonging to the various archaeological cultures of the Stone Age, Bronze… … Wikipedia
Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… … Universalium
Hamburg — /ham berrg/; for 1, 2 also Ger. /hahm boorddk/, n. 1. a state in N Germany. 288 sq. mi. (746 sq. km). 2. a city in and the capital of this state, on the Elbe River: the largest seaport in continental Europe. 1,597,500. 3. a town in W New York. 10 … Universalium
Lübeck — /lyuu bek/, n. a seaport in N Germany: important Baltic port in the medieval Hanseatic League. 210,500. See map under Hanseatic League. * * * City (population 2002 est.: 213,486), northern Germany. Founded on the site of a Slavic settlement in… … Universalium