Veliky Novgorod
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Veliky Novgorod, also known simply as Novgorod, is the largest city and the administrative centre of Novgorod Oblast, Russia. The city lies along the Volkhov River, just 6 kilometres downstream of its
The Novgorod Detinets
The Cathedral of Saint Sophia, built in the 11th century, is a symbol of the city
The Monastery of the Tithes is one of eight ancient monasteries of the Novgorod Republic
The Angel with Golden Hair, 12th-century icon
Hanseatic League
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The Hanseatic League, commonly called The Hansa, was a medieval commercial and defensive network of merchant guilds and market towns in Central and Northern Europe. Growing from Lübeck and a few other
Veliky Novgorod
…Russian North. Novgorod served as the intermediary between other Russian cities and northwestern Europe, allowing it to flourish through trade with the Hanseatic League, whose major trading post, or kontor, in the city was the Peterhof. At its peak in the 14th century, it was one of Europe's largest cities. The city…
Northern Europe in the 1400s, showing the extent of the Hanseatic League
Ubena von Bremen, a replica of the Bremen cog
Hanseatic Seal of Elbing (now Elbląg)
The Holstentor of Lübeck, built in 1464, is the only historic gate of the city still standing today.