Kontor of Bruges
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The Kontor of Bruges was a major Hanseatic trading outpost in medieval Bruges that served as a central hub for northern European commerce.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Hanseatic kontor
ⓘ
commercial outpost ⓘ trading post ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
13th century
ⓘ
14th century ⓘ 15th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hanseatic merchants from Cologne
ⓘ
Hanseatic merchants from Danzig ⓘ Hanseatic merchants from Hamburg ⓘ Hanseatic merchants from Lübeck ⓘ |
| declineCause |
rise of Antwerp as a competing port
ⓘ
silting of access waterways to Bruges ⓘ |
| economicRole |
linked northern Europe with Mediterranean trade networks
ⓘ
mediated trade between North Sea and Baltic regions ⓘ |
| established | 13th century ⓘ |
| function |
central hub for northern European commerce
ⓘ
coordination of Hanseatic merchants in Flanders ⓘ facilitation of long-distance trade ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Hanseatic merchants
ⓘ
kontor aldermen ⓘ |
| hadPrivilege |
legal autonomy for Hanseatic merchants
ⓘ
right to maintain own warehouses ⓘ trading privileges granted by the Count of Flanders ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| languageUsed | Middle Low German NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bruges
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
County of Flanders NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Belgium ⓘ |
| mainCounterpartRegions |
Baltic Sea region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English ports ⓘ Iberian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian city-states ⓘ North Sea region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Hanseatic League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryActivity |
storage and redistribution of goods
ⓘ
wholesale trade ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Kontor of Bergen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kontor of London NERFINISHED ⓘ Kontor of Novgorod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradeGoods |
cloth
ⓘ
fish ⓘ furs ⓘ grain ⓘ metals ⓘ salt ⓘ spices ⓘ timber ⓘ wax ⓘ wine ⓘ wool ⓘ |
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