Information about Kontor
A Kontor was a foreign trading post of the Hanseatic League.
In addition to the major Kontors in London (Steelyard), Bruges, Bergen(Bryggen), and Novgorod(Peterhof), some ports had a representative merchant and a warehouse. Of all the Kontor buildings only Bergen Kontor, known as Bryggen in Norway, has survived until present day. Bryggen was closed for business in 1754. Bergen Kontor is on the UNESCO list of the World Cultural Heritage sites.
The Steelyard, from the German Stalhof, was in the Middle Ages the main trading base of the Hanseatic League in London.
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In addition to the major Kontors in London (Steelyard), Bruges, Bergen(Bryggen), and Novgorod(Peterhof), some ports had a representative merchant and a warehouse. Of all the Kontor buildings only Bergen Kontor, known as Bryggen in Norway, has survived until present day. Bryggen was closed for business in 1754. Bergen Kontor is on the UNESCO list of the World Cultural Heritage sites.
Hanseatic League was an alliance of trading guilds that established and maintained a trade monopoly over the Baltic Sea, to a certain extent the North Sea, and most of Northern Europe for a time in the Late Middle Ages and the early modern period, between the 13th and 17th
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London
Canary Wharf is the centre of London's modern office towers
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Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country England
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Canary Wharf is the centre of London's modern office towers
London shown within England
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Sovereign state United Kingdom
Constituent country England
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For the steelyard balance weighing device, see .
The Steelyard, from the German Stalhof, was in the Middle Ages the main trading base of the Hanseatic League in London.
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Country Belgium
Community Flemish Community
Region
Province West Flanders
Arrondissement Bruges
Coordinates Coordinates:
Area 138.
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Community Flemish Community
Region
Province West Flanders
Arrondissement Bruges
Coordinates Coordinates:
Area 138.
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Bergen is a city, a municipality, and a former county, in the county of Hordaland, Norway.
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State Party Norway
Type Cultural
Criteria iii
Reference 59
Region Europe and North America
Inscription History
Inscription 1979 (3rd Session)
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Type Cultural
Criteria iii
Reference 59
Region Europe and North America
Inscription History
Inscription 1979 (3rd Session)
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State Party Russian Federation
Type Cultural
Criteria ii, iv, vi
Reference 604
Region European Russia
Inscription History
Inscription 1992 (16th Session)
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Type Cultural
Criteria ii, iv, vi
Reference 604
Region European Russia
Inscription History
Inscription 1992 (16th Session)
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port is a facility for receiving ships and transferring cargo. They are usually situated at the edge of an ocean, sea, river, or lake. Ports often have cargo-handling equipment such as cranes (operated by longshoremen) and forklifts for use in loading/unloading of ships, which may
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Merchants function as professionals who deal with trade, dealing in commodities that they do not produce themselves, in order to produce profit.
Merchants can be of two types:
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Merchants can be of two types:
- A wholesale merchant operates in the chain between producer and retail merchant.
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warehouse is a commercial building for storage of goods. Warehouses are used by manufacturers, importers, exporters, wholesalers, transport businesses, customs, etc. They are usually large plain buildings in industrial areas of cities and towns.
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Bergen is a city, a municipality, and a former county, in the county of Hordaland, Norway.
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Motto
Anthem
Ja, vi elsker
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Royal: Alt for Norge ("Everything for Norway")
1814 Eidsvoll oath: Enige og tro til Dovre faller
("United and faithful until the mountains of Dovre crumble")
1814 Eidsvoll oath: Enige og tro til Dovre faller
("United and faithful until the mountains of Dovre crumble")
Anthem
Ja, vi elsker
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17th century - 18th century - 19th century
1720s 1730s 1740s - 1750s - 1760s 1770s 1780s
1751 1752 1753 - 1754 - 1755 1756 1757
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Subjects: Archaeology - Architecture -
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1720s 1730s 1740s - 1750s - 1760s 1770s 1780s
1751 1752 1753 - 1754 - 1755 1756 1757
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Subjects: Archaeology - Architecture -
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Bergen is a city, a municipality, and a former county, in the county of Hordaland, Norway.
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United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
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Org type: Specialized Agency
Acronyms: UNESCO
Head: Director General of UNESCO
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UNESCO flag
Org type: Specialized Agency
Acronyms: UNESCO
Head: Director General of UNESCO
- Koïchiro Matsuura
- Japan
Status: Active
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A UNESCO World Heritage Site is a specific site (such as a forest, mountain, lake, desert, monument, building, complex, or city) that has been nominated and confirmed for inclusion on the list maintained by the international World Heritage Programme administered by the UNESCO
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