German Brick Gothic: Hanseatic towns and Baltic coast churches (13th–15th centuries)

1. Brick building spreads in the northern lowlands

   Jan 1, 1100Labels: Brick construction, Northern Lowlands

   • Backsteingotik
   • Brick Gothic

2. Lübeck refounded as key Baltic trade hub

   Jan 1, 1158Labels: L beck, Henry the

   • Britannica
   • Brick Gothic

3. German eastward settlement reshapes Baltic town network

   Jan 1, 1200Labels: Eastward settlement, Baltic ports

   • Brick Gothic
   • Britannica

4. St. Nicholas Church Stralsund begins construction

   Jan 1, 1234Labels: St Nicholas, Stralsund

   • St Nicholas

5. St. Mary’s Church Lübeck rebuilt in Brick Gothic

   Jan 1, 1265Labels: St Mary, Brick Gothic

   • St Mary s
   • Brick Gothic

6. Rostock selects St. Mary’s as main parish

   Jan 1, 1265Labels: St Mary, Rostock

   • Marienkirche Rostock
   • St Mary s

7. Wismar begins St. Mary’s parish church

   Jan 1, 1270Labels: St Mary, Wismar

   • VisitMV
   • UNESCO Stralsund Wismar

8. St. Catherine’s Lübeck built for Franciscans

   Jan 1, 1300Labels: St Catherine, Franciscans

   • Museumskirche
   • Visit L beck

9. Stralsund develops major Brick Gothic town hall

   Jan 1, 1350Labels: Stralsund Town, Stralsund

   • World Heritage Values
   • UNESCO Stralsund Wismar

10. Treaty of Stralsund strengthens Hanseatic power

    May 24, 1370Labels: Treaty of, Hanseatic League

    • Treaty of Stralsund
    • Danish Hanseatic War

11. St. Nicholas Church Wismar rises as sailors’ church

    Jan 1, 1381Labels: St Nicholas, Sailors church

    • St Nicholas Wismar
    • UNESCO Stralsund Wismar

12. Rostock’s St. Mary’s completed in present form

    Jan 1, 1454Labels: St Mary, Rostock

    • Marienkirche Rostock

13. Brick Gothic transitions toward later building styles

    Jan 1, 1500Labels: Brick Renaissance, Stylistic transition

    • Backsteingotik

14. Stralsund and Wismar historic centers gain UNESCO status

    Jun 29, 2002Labels: Stralsund, Wismar

    • UNESCO Listing
    • UNESCO Document