Original sentence: Between 1296 and 1478 Stockholm's City Council was made up of 24 members, half of whom were Hanseatic League representatives.Stockholm's core, the present Old Town (Gamla Stan) was built on the central island next to Helgeandsholmen between 1300 and 1500.The earliest mention of Stockholm in writing dates from 1252, when the mines in Bergslagen made it an important site in the iron trade.This location appears in Norse sagas such as Agnafit, and especially in connection with the legendary king Agne
Edited sentence: Between 1296 and 1478 Stockholm's City Council was made up of 24 members, half of whom were selected from the town's German-speaking burghers.Stockholm's core, the present Old Town (Gamla Stan) was built on the central island next to Helgeandsholmen from the mid-13th century onward.The earliest mention of Stockholm in writing dates from 1252, by which time the mines in Bergslagen made it an important site in the iron trade.The location has been uncertainly identified with Agnafit, a place appearing in Norse sagas in connection with the legendary king Agne