Øresund (English spelling)

…The Baltic Sea was the only sea route for the Baltic coastal countries, including Sweden, Poland, Lithuania, Prussia, and Russia. In the Middle Ages, the Hanseatic League controlled the shipping ports of these countries and dominated Baltic commerce with Lübeck as its leader. On the other hand, the only outlet to the open sea of ​​the Baltic Sea was the Øresund (Sund) strait, which leads to the North Sea. Both sides of this narrow strait were Denmark's own territory, and Denmark and Lübeck were in conflict throughout the Middle Ages. In the 16th century, geographical discoveries led to a large market for Baltic primary products, such as grain from Eastern Europe, in Western and Southern Europe. The Netherlands, which tried to dominate this trade, and the producing countries, which rebelled against the Hanseatic League's control of export ports, joined the conflict. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Øresund" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…バルト海はスウェーデン，ポーランド，リトアニア，プロイセン，ロシアなどバルト海沿岸諸国にとって唯一の海路であり，中世においてハンザ同盟は，これらの国々の積出港都市をおさえ，リューベックを盟主としてバルト海商業を支配した。一方バルト海の外海への出口は，北海へ通ずるエーレソンØresund(スンドSund)海峡のみであり，この狭い海峡の両側はデンマーク固有の領土であり，デンマークとリューベックは中世を通じて対立した。　16世紀，地理上の発見に端を発し，東欧の穀物などバルト海の一次産品は西･南欧に一大市場を見いだし，この貿易を掌握しようとするオランダとハンザ同盟の輸出港支配に反発する生産諸国が，この抗争に加わった。…

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