Kontor
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A Kontor was a foreign trading post of the Hanseatic League.
In addition to the major Kontore in London (Steelyard), Bruges, Bergen (Bryggen), and Novgorod (Peterhof), some ports had a representative merchant and a warehouse.
Of all the Kontor buildings, only Bergen Kontor, known as Bryggen in Norway, has survived until the present day. Bryggen was closed for business in 1754. Bergen Kontor is on the UNESCO list of the World Cultural Heritage sites.
The Hanseatic Warehouse in King's Lynn, England, survives - but it was converted into offices in 1971.
Panoramic view of Bryggen
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