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Tartu Hanseatic Days ( et, Tartu Hansapäevad) is an annual festival held in
Tartu Hanseatic Days ( et, Tartu Hansapäevad) is an annual festival held in Tartu
Tartu is the second largest city in Estonia after the Northern European country's political and financial capital, Tallinn. Tartu has a population of 91,407 (as of 2021). It is southeast of Tallinn and 245 kilometres (152 miles) northeast of ...
, Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...
. The name of the festival refers to the fact that Tartu was a member of medieval Hanseatic League
The Hanseatic League (; gml, Hanse, , ; german: label=Modern German, Deutsche Hanse) was a medieval commercial and defensive confederation of merchant guilds and market towns in Central and Northern Europe. Growing from a few North German to ...
.
First festival took place in 1995. The festival is organized by Tartu City and Tartu City Museum. One of the main event of the festival is Hansalaat ('Hanseatic Market').
In 2007, the festival has about 70,000 visitors.
See also
*Hanseatic Days of New Time The Hanseatic Days of New Time or the Hansa Days of New Time (german: Hansetage der Neuzeit) is an annual international festival of member cities of the Hanseatic League of New Time (also known as the New Hansa).
The Hanseatic Days are held annual ...
References
External links
* {{Official website Festivals in Estonia Culture in Tartu