Københavns Hørkræmmerlaug was one of five merchant's guilds in Copenhagen, Denmark. It organized citizens with citizenship (borgerskab) as hørkræmmer, a type of retailer with license to deal in a wide range of specified products.
Københavns Hørkræmmerlaug's first royal charter was granted by Frederick IV in 1722.[1]
The hørkræmmer shops were typically located close to the city gates or the city's principal marketplaces.
In 1742, Københavns Hørkræmmerlaug acquired a 20-year monopoly on trade with Iceland. In 1758, it was discontinued due to the guild's harsh treatment of the Icelandic population.[2]
Citizenship as a hørkrlmmer required that the candidate was 25 years old and had been an apprentice for seven years. The latter requirement did not apply for sons of a hørkræmmer who could become a hørkræmmersvend (trained employee of a hørkræmmer) from the age of 18, provided that they had worked in their father's shop.[1]
Hørkræmmer shops were licensed to deal in a wide range of products. These included flax, hemp, hobs, bar iron, untreated steel, tar, pitch, whale oil, salt, salted meet, salted and cured fish, masonry heaters, coal, Russian leather and whetstones.[1]
| Name | Citizenship | Location | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christopher Jensen Fogh | 1722- | |||
| Bicolai Wesling | 1822- | Skindergade 45 | ||
| David Johan Berendz | 1722- | |||
| Oluf (Ole) Hansen Aagaard | 1722- | |||
| Bertel Jegind | 1723- | |||
| Jacob Hørgensen Klog | 1824- | Nørregade 53 | ||
| Hans Christian Brock | 1726- | |||
| Olud Mandix | ||||
| Hans Wesling | 1757- | Skindergade 45 | ||
| Christen Nielsen Waage | 1753- | |||
| Hams Pedersen Scane | 1768- | |||
| Thøger From | 1775 | Rosenborggade 1 | ||
| Christian Stæhr | 1777 - | |||
| Christian Jørgensen | - 1787 - | [4] | ||
| Peter Andreas Valentin | - 1787 - | [5] | ||
| Peder Waagens | - 1787 - | [6] | ||
| Mads Jacobsen Tvermoes | 1798- | Kultorvet | ||
| Christian Bechmann | - 1801 - | |||
| Andreas Christen Lund | - 1801 - | |||
| Isack Bergeskou | - 1801 - | |||
| Wulf Jacob Berns | - 1801 - | |||
| NielsFrederik Høffding | - 1801 - | |||
| Hector Fr. Janson Worsøe | - 1830 - | |||
| Vilhelm Anders Syndergaard | - 1840 - | |||
| Gector Frederik Hansen | - 1860 - | |||
| Salomon Heimann David | - 1860 - | |||
| Hans Johanes Rønne | - 1860 - | |||