2. Trade routes in mediaeval Poland:
Northern route to Prusy and Western Europe (it was
used to transport cooper from Hungary, Polish
wood, lead and cereal, wool and cloth from England
and Flandria, fish from Norway)
Western route to Germany and Śląsk (it was used to
transport Polish salt, goods from East like cloth,
beer and fish)
Southern route to Hungary (it was used to transport
Hungarian cooper, Polish, English and German
cloth, also fish, lead and salt)
Eastern route (it was used to transport silk, pepper,
ginger, cloth and Baltic amber)
3. There were in most cases transit routes which were
used to trade between different European countries,
also Poland (salt, amber, cloth)
4. The most important cities which were the centres of
international trade: Kraków, Gdańsk, Wrocław,
Kamieniec Podolski, Toruń, Lublin, Lwów, Warszawa,
Poznań.
5. In many Polish towns, special markets (once a week)
and fair (two-five times a year) were organised. In XIII
century, there were fairs in Gadańsk and Wrocław.
Wrocław
6. On the fairs many goods (cereal, furs, oxen, wood's
products, linen) were bought and transported to
Western Europe using water and land routes. From
Western Europe it was taken goods like cloth, metal
stuff, roots, wine, luxurious goods.
