along the central trading route known as the Hellweg. Membership of the Hanseatic League ensured the economic success of the town. Equally so, the so-called Stapelgesellschaft (lit: batch society), a protective
regime. Astonishingly enough, the remains of the buildings survived both the war and the ensuing economic crises. After comprehensive renovation they now make up a lively centre for shopping, entertainment
exhibition focuses on the interplay between man, nature and the economy. It tells the social and economic history of the region and illustrates the profound changes that industrialisation has brought to
The Spoluka mine in the town of Madan in the Rhodope mountains produced a wide range of economic minerals: lead, zinc, gold, silver, copper and cadmium. It was operated by the Bulgarian-Soviet company
grinding the pigments. The technical history of production is placed in its local and international economic and cultural context. The museum offers guided tours and workshops where visitors can learn about
of Tinos, presents the technology of marble. At the same time, brings to the fore the social and economic context in which the local workshops evolved. The museum is a site of the Museum Network of the
built in 1802 in Cunern (Konary, Poland). From 1835, the German Customs Union created favourable economic conditions for the cultivation of sugar beet and the beet sugar industry. By 1900, more than 600
