Eastern Pommeranian Coast

The eastern Pomeranian coast faces the open Baltic, with small ports at the mouths of rivers leading inland. At Stolpmünde, on the Słupia, the town of Stolp acquired the harbour in 1337 and developed it as an outlet for maritime trade. After Stolp joined the Hanseatic League in 1382, ships from the port carried goods to Denmark, Sweden, the Netherlands and England. Fishing remained important alongside the merchants' trade.