Around the Hanseatic cities (part 3)

Kampen, Hasselt, Zwolle
Thanks to the IJssel, the famous Kamper koggs could quickly enter Germany, while on the other side the Zuiderzee beckoned. That brought Kampen a lot of prosperity. The rich facades of the city and the Koornmarktspoort still point to this. Hasselt also received markets and toll rights, allowing it to join the Hanseatic League in 1367. Thanks to the Vecht, Zwolle became an important trading partner for the Hanseatic cities. The city itself only joined the alliance in 1407. Traces from that time include the Sassenpoort, the Onze Lieve Vrouwetoren, affectionately known as the Peperbus, and of course the star-shaped fortress that was built in the Hanseatic period. This can be seen in the painting'View of Zwolle\\\' by an anonymous artist in the Stedelijk Museum. The Hopmanshuis or 'the house with the 99 windows' on Rodetorenplein also dates from that period. The Hanseatic League was dissolved in 1669 when only three German cities were members of the once large Hanseatic League with more than 200 members. Yet Hanseatic cities are often proud of their past. That is why a Hanseatic League was started again in Zwolle in 1980, where Deventer, Zwolle, Kampen, Groningen, Oldenzaal, Harderwijk and Zutphen committed themselves to working together in the tourist and cultural field.