Via Imperii Travel one of the most important imperial routes of the ancient Holy Roman Empire north through Europe all the way from the shores of the Adriatic Sea to the Baltic. History During the times of the Holy Roman Empire, two of the most important trade routes in Germany were the Via Regia (the "Royal Highway") crossing east and west, and the Via Imperii ("Imperial Road", or rather "the Road that comes from the Empire") crossing north and south. These roads were important, as trade routes within the Empire. The importance of the Via Regia is that it connected Flanders with Moscow. The Via Imperii had a similar importance, as e.g. in 1430 90% of all trade between Augsburg and Venice traveled along the Via Imperii. The Via Imperii was one of the most famous long-distance trade routes in the Middle Ages. The Roman trade route ran from Szczecin/Stettin via Bernau/Berlin, Leipzig, Nuremberg and Florence to Rome and connected important trading and pilgri...
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