Hamburg hotel guide Germany
The Guide to discount hotels
and vacation rentals in Hamburg, Germany. This hotel
and accommodation guide will help our readers find the
perfect accomodation in Hamburg, Germany. Whether you're
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There is no firm evidence of settlement in Hamburg before
the 4th century AD. Most city histories use 810 as their
starting point, when Charlemagne built a fortress called
the Hammaburg at the point where the River Elbe flows
into Lake Alster. The Christian settlement survived
numerous attacks by the Vikings, but fell to the Slavs
in 832. Hamburg flourished under the rule of the Schauenburg
Counts (who reigned until the 13th century) and began
to expand south of the Elbe.
The 7th May 1189 is a very important date in the city's
history. Legend has it that on this date, Emperor Barbarossa
declared that merchants in Hamburg could trade freely
with one another. Although 'Barbarossa's Charter' was
only formally drawn up a century later, the declaration
led to the founding of many merchants' guilds and trading
houses. This event is still remembered in the annual
festival which takes place on the Landungsbrücken,
which celebrates the building of the harbour.
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