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The medieval towns of Wismar and Stralsund, on the Baltic coast of northern Germany, were major trading centres of the Hanseatic League in the 14th and 15th centuries. In the 17th and 18th centuries they became Swedish administrative and defensive centres for the German territories. They contributed to the development of the characteristic building types and techniques of Brick Gothic in the Baltic region, as exemplified in several important brick cathedrals, the Town Hall of Stralsund, and the series of houses for residential, commercial and crafts use, representing its evolution over several centuries.
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Class: [ C ] Baltic Sea Region Cultural Heritage Properties
Subclass: Architectural complexes
Web pages:
http://www.live-like-a-german.com/destinations/show/wismar
http://www.answers.com/topic/wismar
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1067
http://www.answers.com/topic/wismar
http://www.germanplaces.com/germany/wismar.html
Links
Foundation for the Support of the World Heritage Concept
UNESCO Commission of Germany
Hansestadt Wismar, Ihr Portal für Tourismus, Kultur und Wirtschaft in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (german only)
Hansestadt Stralsund (german only)
