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Kalisz, Poland´s oldest town, complements the Amber Road database. Kalsiz was first mentioned as Calisia by the Greek geographer Ptolomey in the 2nd cent. A.D. as important city along the Amber Road.

Amber gave the name to the most important North-South connection of Central Europe. The ancient trade route coalesces countries and nations between the Baltic and the Mediterrenean Sea and traveling along Amber Road is discovering European history and culture.

The new Amber Road web portal offers more information about the history of Europe´s most important connection between the Baltic region and Mediterranean coast, the Amber Road.

Palterndorf and the Order of the Teutonic Knights have a common history since 1290. The "Wehrturm" in Palterndorf offers a fantastic view and presents the history of the Teutonic Knights, "The Lords of Amber", in a short exhibition.