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Valmiera Museum: new exhibition
The new exhibition of the Valmiera Museum was opened on 18 July this year during the Valmiera City Festival. "Discover the history of Valmiera!" invites you to "de Woldemer". It is located on the grounds of Valmiera Castle - the oldest wooden building in the city and the new glass house next to it. Modern architecture and respect for cultural heritage, contemporary design and a modern historical story stand side by side here.
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Launch of the Cultural Route "Hansa England"
Am 10. September wurde die Kulturroute „Hansa England“ eröffnet. Die Route markiert einen bedeutenden Meilenstein bei der Würdigung der reichen historischen und kulturellen Verbindungen zwischen England und der Hanse.
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HANSEartWORKS: Exhibition catalogue 2023 is online
The catalogue of HANSEartWORKS 2023 "Following the Common Path" is now online. The exhibition took place during the 43rd International Hanseatic Day in Torun, Poland. The publication presents the works created especially for the exhibition by artists from the cities of THE HANSA.
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Welcome to the 43rd International Hanseatic Day!
The Polish Hanseatic city of Torun is inviting visitors to the 43rd International Hanseatic Day from June 22 to 25 under the motto "In the Orbit of Cities". Nearly 80 Hanseatic cities and numerous guests from home and abroad are expected to celebrate the Hanseatic cultural heritage together.
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Novel "Hanse Links" released
On 5 April, the novel “Hanse Links” – a joint creative project of schools in five countries – was officially presented to the public in Lübeck, Germany. The Hanseatic League was characterized by exchange and cooperation between people and cities in large parts of Northern Europe. Today, strong links between Hanseatic cities still exist. This is what the novel “Hanse Links” shows us perfectly.
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Salvage of the hanseatic wreck has begun
The 400-year-old wreck of a Hanseatic ship in the Trave, which had been submerged at a depth of 11 metres, has begun to surface. The discovery of the wreck is a sensation, since it is completely preserved with the cargo and is in very good condition.
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Today is UNESCO World Heritage Day!
Today the World Heritage Day is being held in the 51 historical, natural and cultural UNESCO sites of Germany. Many of them belong to the Union of Cities THE HANSA, such as the Old Towns of the Hanseatic Cities of Lübeck, Wismar and Stralsund, the Town Hall and Roland in Bremen, and the Speicherstadt and Kontorhaus District in Hamburg.
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Hansa documents are UNESCO Memory of the World
The Executive Council of UNESCO has decided to include "Documents on the History of the Hanseatic League" in the "Memory of the World" World Heritage Register. The multinational application for this was prepared by the Archive of the Hanseatic City of Lübeck together with several European partners.
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Hanseatic cities celebrate "Day of THE HANSA"
Once again this year, the Day of THE HANSA will be celebrated in several Hanseatic cities on the 3rd weekend in May. In many Hanseatic towns and cities, a number of different events and activities related to the Hanseatic League take place on this weekend - from thematic guided walks to an open air breakfast.
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Opening of the Hanseatic Year 2023
On 1 April, the Hanseatic Year 2023 was officially opened in the Dutch Hanseatic city of Kampen. With a variety of events, the nine Hanseatic cities in the east of the Netherlands are celebrating the Hanseatic Year together and are fully in the Hanseatic spirit.
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