Gdańsk

Together with the port city of Gdingen and the sea resort of Sopot Gdańsk forms the metropolitan area known as tri-city. Gdańsk is home to several shipyards and Poland’s most important seaport, which made the city a major member of the Hanseatic League. From 1361, the city took part in the Hanseatic League council meetings. Together with Elbing and Thorn Gdańsk was the leading Prussian Hanseatic city.

The Port Crane

The Port Crane was built in 1363. The original structure consists of two towers, each 24.5m high, that enclose a 31m-tall crane lined with timber. The Crane is located in the port. It protected the access way to the city and was used to load and unload cargo of commercial vessels. The tower is a so-called lift tower that was equipped with hoisting gear to lift up to four tonnes of cargo onto or from vessels. The hoisting gear was operated by workers who walked on two giant treadwheels. The workers were mostly prisoners of the city of Gdańsk. The Crane was almost completely destroyed in a fire in 1442 and reconstructed from 1442 to 1444. The structure we see today dates back to that period. After a second fire in 1945 and its subsequent reconstruction, the Port Crane now forms part of Gdańsk’s maritime museum.

Das Krantor von Danzig von vorne. Davor sind Schilder und ein Schild für eine Raucherinsel.
Das Krantor von Danzig von unten. Der Bereich des Krans ist im Fokus.
Am Turm des Krantor von Danzig befindet sich eine Sonnenuhr.
Der überhängende Giebel des Krantor von Danzig mit einem Wetterhahn.
Das Krantor von Danzig. Der Bereich des Krans von unten. Er besteht aus Holz.
Ein Schild im Eingang des Krantor von Danzig. Es ist aus Messing.

Other Polish cities in HANSA-PARK

Krakow

Das Krakauer Czaroryski-Museum hat im Giebel verzierte Fenster und eine Schmuck Rahmen.

"HANSEATIC LEAGUE in EUROPE"

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Die hanseatischen Arcaden. Davor steht ein Karren mit Blumen. Das Holstentor dahinter.
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Der HANSA-PARK Vorplatz mit hanseatischen Arkaden. Der Holstentor-Eingang im Zentrum.
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