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A view back in history proves that the Baltic Sea region was one of the centers of trade in commerce in Europe. The Vikings and later the Hanseatic League, a loose confederation originally of north German cities, gradually developed into a trading system covering most of Northern Europe with its stronghold in the Baltic Sea area. The League reached its peak of influence in the 14th century with a maximum of nearly 100 cities as members, but lost importance gradually. By 1630, most of the towns had deserted the alliance, but the spirit of the Hanse is still alive today, mainly as a framework for twin-city agreements. The Baltic Rim continued to be a regional area of commerce with intensive links between the countries and to the European Hinterlands.
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Cornett, A.P. (2001). Regional Economic Integration in the Baltic Rim: Towards a European Region after Ten Years of Transition?. In: Bröcker, J., Herrmann, H. (eds) Spatial Change and Interregional Flows in the Integrating Europe. Contributions to Economics. Physica-Verlag HD. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-57552-5_2
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