Kontor

A kontor (English: /kɒnˈtɔːr/) was a major foreign trading post of the Hanseatic League.: 127  Kontors were legal persons established in a foreign city, that means a city that didn't belong to the Hanseatic League, with a degree of legal autonomy. Most kontors were also enclaves. They were located in London (the Steelyard), Bruges (Kontor of Bruges, later moved to Antwerp), Bergen (Bryggen), and Novgorod (Peterhof).

This article is about trading posts. For the record company, see Kontor Records.

In addition to the kontore, there were less important trading posts. The vitten at the Scanian herring fairs were not as important as the kontors but more significant than the average outpost. The typical Hanseatic outpost, also called factory, had a representative merchant and a warehouse; many did not operate all year. These are not considered kontors in the literature but popular discussions are often confused.

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