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Baltic Trade Network

Type Event Region Europe Time 1161–1170

In the 1160s, the Baltic coastal trade network continued to expand. Hanse cities such as Lübeck rose, Denmark expanded into Wends' lands and controll…

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  1. 1161–1165Lübeck · LübeckLübeck received imperial privileges in the 1160s and developed into an important Baltic trading port, forming an exchange network of fish, salt, fur, and grain with Scandinavian ports, as Hanse merchant power gradually grew.
  2. 1166–1170Great Belt and Lüneburg Bay · Baltic SeaAfter Valdemar I expanded into the Wends' lands, Danish power influenced the Baltic's southern sea lanes and the collection of trade tolls, strengthening control over the maritime trade routes between Northern and Central Europe, forming a pattern of both cooperation and competition with Lübeck's merchants.

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