Simon of Utrecht

[2] Several bridges and streets in cities of the Hanseatic League such as Hamburg and Rostock were named in honor of Simon of Utrecht.

In Lübeck, the medieval capital of the Hanseatic League, a whole city district was named after Utrecht's flagship Bunte Kuh [de] (transl.

In 1897 the Kersten-Miles-Brücke (Kersten-Miles-Bridge) in Hamburg-Neustadt was inaugurated, featuring four statues of personalities important to Hamburg's history, one of which depicted Simon of Utrecht.

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This incident is considered to be a reaction to van Utrecht's involvement in the seizing and beheading of Gödeke Michels, a famous pirate during the late 14th century.

Battle against the Likedeelers , 1401
1889 Illustration of Simon of Utrecht memorial stone outside St Nikolai Church. [ 1 ]
Beheaded statue of van Utrecht in 1985.
The restored statue in Hamburg (2012)