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City Network "Hanseatic League of Modern Times" - "Die HANSE"
Member of City Network "Hanseatic League of Modern Times" since 1994
Founded in 1980, the Hanseatic League “DIE HANSE” is a network of 208 cities in Belgium, Germany, Great Britain, Estonia, Finland, Latvia, Lithuania, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Russia and Sweden.
The purpose is to revive the spirit and the ideas of a European municipality, to promote the self-awareness and to develop the cooperation between these cities. The aim is to make a contribution to the economic, cultural, social and governmental unification of Europe.
Since 1994, the University and Hanseatic town of Greifswald actively participates in this new network of Hanseatic cities. On the occasion of the annual Hanseatic festival, Greifswald organizes citizen travels and presents itself by offering cultural and touristic attractions.
Each year, young people from Greifswald participate as representatives in the “YouthHansa”, an event as part of the international Hanseatic festival.
- A delegation from Greifswald in costumes shortly before the parade in Pärnu.
- Creative activities for children and adults on the Hansa Convention in Kaunas; in the picture: Mrs. König
32nd Hansa Convention in Lüneburg
28th June – 1st July 2012
Lüneburg will be the host of the 32nd Hansa Convention in 2012. Numerous guests from over 170 cities of the Hanseatic League of Modern Times and a lot of visitors from the region are expected. The entire historic city centre of Lüneburg will be the venue for the Hanseatic Convention. On a market many hanseatic towns will present themselves with interesting information and regional specialities. A maritime mile along the old harbour Ilmenau, a historic craft market and several other events offer a manifold programme.
Hanseatic Conventions in 2013 in Herford
In the following two years, the Hanseatic Convention will be hosted by two German cities: 2013 by Herford and 2014 by Lübeck.
31st Hanseatic Convention in Kaunas
18th – 23rd May 2011
From 19th to 22nd May 2011 the people in Kaunas/Latvia were taken back to the middle ages. Kaunas was once founded at the confluence of the rivers Neris and Nemunas (Memel) and was the capital of the Hanseatic Convention in 2011. 100 European cities presented themselves to thousands of visitors, which were entertained by knight’s tournaments, a balloon festival and fire shows. The University and Hanseatic town of Greifswald was also present and informed visitors about the city. As in previous years, Sabine Lichtnau and Josephine Schweder participated as representatives of the “YouthHansa”.
30th Hanseatic Convention in Pärnu
24th – 27th June 2010
The Estonian city Pärnu organised the 30th Hanseatic Convention in 2010. The town of Greifswald presented itself in Pärnu with an information desk and especially promoted its touristic offers. Greifswald’s mascot also participated and entertained young and old visitors as a photo motif. The Caspar-David-Friedrich prize winner, the art student Martha Damus from Greifswald, presented her artistic interpretation to the slogan of the international art exhibition “HANSEreiseKOFFER” (Hansa case). Additionally two students from the Humboldt-Gymnasium took part in the “YouthHansa”. 27 citizens of Greifswald used this opportunity for a journey to get to know Pärnu und the Estonian culture.