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18.11.2024

BSYD: Hanseatic heritage in the spotlight

The Baltic Sea Youth Dialogue 2024 was all about the Hanseatic League: 20 young people from the Baltic Sea Region met in Gdansk to discuss the region's cultural heritage and its significance in the present day.

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11.10.2024

HANSEartWORKS: exhibition catalogue published

The catalogue of HANSEartWORKS 2024 "Made in Hansa" is now online. The exhibition took place during the 44th International Hanseatic Day in Gdańsk, Poland.

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1.10.2024

Baltic Sea Youth Dialogue with a Hanseatic focus

This year's Baltic Sea Youth Dialogue (BSYD) will take place in Gdańsk, Poland, from November 11-16. Young people from the Baltic Sea Region will have the chance to engage with their Hanseatic heritage and its meaning today. The BSYD is organized by the Council of the Baltic Sea States (CBSS) in cooperation with THE HANSA, financially supported by the German Federal Foreign Office.

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30.09.2024

youthHansa @ Cultural Routes Annual Advisory Forum

This year's Annual Advisory Forum of the Council of Europe's Cultural Routes was all about young people. Rachid Hamdaoui presented the activities and structure of youthHansa as part of a panel discussion at the forum in Visegrád, Hungary.

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27.08.2024

Hanseatic chest from 1240 found in Visby

The chest is a unique item in the Hanseatic history and has been kept in Visby Cathedral Sankta Maria for almost 800 years. According to a document from a guild in Dortmund it was named Saint Peter’s chest. 

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