"A kontor (English: /kɒnˈtɔːr/) 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´s kontor, known as Bryggen in Norway, has survived[citation needed] until the present day. The Hanseatic kontor at Bryggen was closed in 1754 and replaced by a "Norwegian kontor", run by Norwegian citizens, but still with a large element of German immigrants. Bergen´s kontor is on the UNESCO list of the World Cultural Heritage sites." - (en.wikipedia.org 09.03.2020)
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