Hamburg's official name is the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg (German: Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg). It makes reference to Hamburg's history as a member of the medieval Hanseatic League, as a free imperial city of the Holy Roman Empire, and also to the fact that Hamburg is a city-state and one of the sixteen States of Germany.
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A postcard from Hamburg (Janina)
Date of dispatch : 2010-05-12
Country: Germany
In my mailbox on May 31th, 2010