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Gdańsk [a] is a city on the Baltic coast of northern Poland, and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. With a population of 486,492, [8] it is Poland's sixth-largest city and principal seaport.
- Pomeranian Voivodeship
Pomeranian Voivodeship (Polish: Województwo pomorskie...
- Danzig (Disambiguation)
Danzig is the German name (and former official appellation)...
- Coat of Arms
Coat of arms of Gdańsk was also used by several noble...
- Flag
The flag of Gdańsk features a golden five-point crown and...
- History
Gdańsk (German: Danzig; Kashubian: Gduńsk) is one of the...
- Timeline
Timeline of Gdańsk. Coordinates: 54°21′N 18°40′E. The...
- Gdańsk Bay
Gdańsk Bay or the Gulf of Gdańsk[1][2] is a southeastern bay...
- Pomeranian Voivodeship
Gdańsk (kaszub. Gduńsk [7]; niem. Danzig; łac. Gedanum, Dantiscum [8]; niderl. Danswijk [9]) – miasto na prawach powiatu w północnej Polsce w województwie pomorskim, położone nad Morzem Bałtyckim u ujścia Motławy do Wisły nad Zatoką Gdańską, największe pod względem powierzchni miasto w kraju.
- Early Times
- Foundation in Early Polish State
- Capital of A Pomerelian Duchy
- Monastic State of The Teutonic Knights
- As Part of The Kingdom of Poland
- In The Kingdom of Prussia
- Napoleonic Free City
- Free City
- World War II
- Post-World War II
The area around the Vistula delta was inhabited by populations belonging to the various archaeological cultures of the Stone Age, Bronze Age, and Iron Age. Settlements existed in the area for several centuries BC.[citation needed]
Most likely Mieszko I of Poland founded the town in the 980s, thereby connecting the Polish state ruled by the Piast dynasty with the trade routes of the Baltic Sea. The earliest traces of medieval settlement were discovered in an area now occupied by the town hall of the Main Town, on top of archaeological remains from the Roman Iron Age. The olde...
At the end of the 11th century Poland lost control over Pomerelia and did not regain it until the 12th century. Soon after Poland itself was divided into several autonomous provinces formally under the overlordship of the High-Duke of Kraków. The Pomerelian duchies remained under the control of stewards, of the Samborides dynasty, appointed by Poli...
At the beginning of the 14th century, the region was plunged into war involving Poland and the Margraviate of Brandenburg. Because King Władysław I of Poland's troops were unable to relieve Gdańsk from a siege by Brandenburg, the city's Pomeranian judge, Bogusza, appealed to the Teutonic Knights for assistance. The Knights expelled the Brandenburge...
In 1440, the city participated in the foundation of the Prussian Confederation which was an organisation opposed to the rule of the Teutonic Knights. The organisation in its complaint of 1453 mentioned repeated cases in which the Teutonic Knights imprisoned or murdered local patricians and mayors without a court verdict. On the request of the organ...
After the First Partition of Poland in 1772, the inhabitants of Danzig fought fiercely for it to remain a part of Poland, although the surrounding Pomeranian Voivodeship fell to the Kingdom of Prussia. The city remained a Polish exclave until it was eventually captured by Prussian forces during the Second Partition of Poland in 1793 and incorporate...
After the defeat of the Fourth Coalition, and the capture of the city by French, Polish and Italian troops, Napoleon Bonaparte created the semi-independent Free City of Danzig (1807–1814). Danzig reverted to Prussia after Napoleon's defeat in 1814, following another siege that lasted almost a whole year. The city became the capital of Regierungsbez...
Following Germany's defeat in World War I, the Allied powers in the Treaty of Versailles (1919) decided to create the Free City of Danzig (under a commissioner appointed by the League of Nations) covering the city itself, the seaport, and a substantial surrounding territory. The League of Nations rejected the citizens' petition to have their city o...
Following the annexation of Austria and the Sudetenland, Germany in October 1938 urged the Danzig territory's cession to Germany. On 1 September 1939 Nazi Germany invaded Poland, initiating World War II. On 2 September 1939 Germany officially annexed the Free City. The Nazi regime murdered the Polish postmen defending the Polish Post Office: this w...
With the German defeat the planned genocide of the Polish population, who were deemed by the German authorities to be "subhuman," was averted and Poles returned to Gdańsk. Already before the end of World War II, the Yalta Conference had agreed to place the city, under Polish name Gdańsk, under de facto administration of Poland, and this decision wa...
Gdańsk is a city in the north of Poland in Pomeranian Voivodeship, near the place where the Vistula river meets the Baltic Sea. It is Poland's 6th largest city (population of 500 000 people) and the largest and most important sea port.
Gdańsk is a city on the Baltic coast of northern Poland, and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. With a population of 486,492, it is Poland's sixth-large...
Timeline of Gdańsk. Coordinates: 54°21′N 18°40′E. The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Gdańsk, Poland .
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Gdańsk Bay or the Gulf of Gdańsk[1][2] is a southeastern bay of the Baltic Sea. It is named after the adjacent port city of Gdańsk in Poland. Geography. Gulf of Gdańsk is known for its beaches. The western part of Gulf of Gdańsk is formed by the shallow waters of the Bay of Puck.
