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History of Malbork

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The town of Marienburg grew in the vicinity of the castle. The river Nogat and flat terrain allowed easy access for barges a hundred kilometers from the sea. During Prussia's government by the Teutonic Knights, they collected tolls on river traffic and imposed a monopoly on the amber trade. The town later became a member of the Hanseatic League, and many Hanseatic meetings were held there.

The Teutonic Order, hugely weakened by defeat at the hands of the Poles and Lithuanians, sold the castle and in 1457 transferred their seat to Königsberg (now

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