#Hanseatic_League  a commercial and defensive confederation of free cities in northern Germany and surrounding areas; formed in the 13th century and most powerful in the 14th century
  supertype:  #confederation.union__confederacy__federation  a union of political organizations
  member:  #Bergen  a port city in southwestern Norway
  member:  #Cologne__Koln  a commercial center and river port in western Germany on the Rhine River; flourished during the 15th century as a member of the Hanseatic League
  member:  #Halle-an-der-Saale__Halle  a city in the Saxony region of Germany on the Saale River; a member of the Hanseatic League during the 13th and 14th centuries
  member:  #Hamburg  a city in northern Germany on the Elbe River
  member:  #Lubeck  a city in northwestern Germany and an important Baltic port; a leading member of the Hanseatic League
  member:  #Rostock  a city in northeastern Germany near the Baltic sea; an important member of the Hanseatic League in the 14th century
  member:  #Bruges__City_of_Bridges  a city in northwestern Belgium in West Flanders province; connected by canal to the North Sea; the old city is a popular tourist attraction
  member:  #Gdansk__Danzig  a city of northern Poland near the mouth of the Vistula River on a gulf of the Baltic Sea; a member of the Hanseatic League in the 14th century
  member:  #Klaipeda__Memel  a city in western Lithuania on the Baltic Sea; formerly an important trading town of the Hanseatic League

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