Salz- und Hansestadt Lüneburg
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Lüneburg lies on the Ilmenau River, a tributary of the Elbe, and in an area rich in salt deposts. Henry the Lion granted city status in 1189 and with it the monopoly for the extraction of salt in northern Germany. The salt was in demand for preserving Baltic fish, and Lüneburg prospered, becoming an early member of the Hansa. The Salzstraße was originally an overland route but the Stecknitz Canal was opened in 1398, allowing transport by Kogge.
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