Trelleborg became an important merchant city as merchants from Germany came to trade herring.

Other merchant cities might have gained this prize and as a matter of fact, Antwerp for a time did.

Now a merchant city with a reputation for extreme snobbery and bad taste.

From being a lazy merchant city, Bakshaan had become a functional place, ready for battle when it came.

The town grew further and obtained city rights in 1249, developing into a very wealthy merchant city.

Germany is a country of both merchant cities and court cities.

He founded a number of merchant cities, and supported the building of factories.

In the 19th century, Kamyshin turned into a merchant city with sawmills and windmills.

In the following two centuries, Prague strengthened its role as a merchant city.

In the 18th century Nijkerk was a flourishing merchant city.