city and capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship on the Baltic coast of northern Poland
  • Gdansk
  • Danzig
  • Dantzig
  • Dantzick
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Gdańsk
    English
    Gdańsk
    city and capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship on the Baltic coast of northern Poland
    • Gdansk
    • Danzig
    • Dantzig
    • Dantzick

    Statements

    inception
    997
    sourcing circumstances
    presumably
    object of statement has role
    earliest written record
    1 reference
    stated in
    Integrated Authority File
    GND ID
    4011039-4
    retrieved
    11 March 2024
    quotation
    Hauptstadt der Woiwodschaft Pommern, 997 urkundl. erwähnt, 1240/63 Stadt, 10.1.1920-1.9.1939 Freistaat Freie Stadt, seit 1945 polnisch unter dem Namen Gdańsk (German)
    official name
    Gdańsk (Polish)
    start time
    1945
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    Danzig (German)
    start time
    1793
    end time
    1945
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    Данциг (Russian)
    start time
    14 November 1308
    end time
    1945
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    Данциг (Ukrainian)
    start time
    1793
    end time
    1945
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    Данцыг (Belarusian)
    start time
    1793
    end time
    1945
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    Dantzig (French)
    start time
    1225
    end time
    1945
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    Danzig (Norwegian Bokmål)
    end time
    1945
    start time
    1793
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    Gdańsk (Norwegian Bokmål)
    start time
    1945
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    Gdańsk (Norwegian Bokmål)
    end time
    1793
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    demonym
    gdanskano (Esperanto)
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    Gdanščan (Slovenian)
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    applies to part
    masculine singular
    Gdanščanka (Slovenian)
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    applies to part
    feminine singular
    motto text
    Nec temere, nec timide (Latin)
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    Ani zuchwale, ani bojaźliwie (Polish)
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    country
    Poland
    start time
    30 March 1945
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    archINFORM location ID
    1397
    stated in
    archINFORM
    retrieved
    6 August 2018
    Nazi Germany
    start time
    1 September 1939
    end time
    29 March 1945
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    Free City of Danzig
    end time
    31 August 1939
    start time
    15 November 1920Gregorian
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    Weimar Republic
    start time
    9 November 1919Gregorian
    end time
    14 November 1920Gregorian
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    German Empire
    end time
    8 November 1919Gregorian
    start time
    18 January 1871Gregorian
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    Kingdom of Prussia
    end time
    17 January 1871Gregorian
    start time
    2 January 1814Gregorian
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    Free City of Danzig
    end time
    1 January 1814Gregorian
    start time
    9 September 1807Gregorian
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    Kingdom of Prussia
    end time
    8 September 1807Gregorian
    start time
    23 January 1793Gregorian
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    Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
    end time
    22 January 1793Gregorian
    start time
    1 July 1569
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    Kingdom of Poland
    end time
    30 June 1569
    start time
    25 May 1457
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    State of the Teutonic Order
    end time
    24 May 1457
    start time
    1 February 1411
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    Kingdom of Poland
    end time
    31 January 1411
    start time
    15 July 1410
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    State of the Teutonic Order
    end time
    14 July 1410
    start time
    1308
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    Duchy of Pomerania
    end time
    1308
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    capital of
    Free City of Danzig
    start time
    15 November 1920Gregorian
    end time
    31 August 1939
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    inferred from
    Free City of Danzig
    Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia
    start time
    26 October 1939
    end time
    1945
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    Gdańsk county
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    Free City of Danzig
    start time
    9 September 1807Gregorian
    end time
    2 January 1814Gregorian
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    located in the administrative territorial entity
    Gdańsk Voivodeship (1975–1998)
    start time
    1 June 1975
    end time
    1 January 1999
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    Gdańsk Voivodeship (1945-1975)
    start time
    30 March 1945
    end time
    1 June 1975
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    Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia
    start time
    8 October 1939
    end time
    30 March 1945
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    Free City of Danzig
    start time
    10 January 1920Gregorian
    end time
    8 October 1939
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    West Prussia
    end time
    10 January 1920Gregorian
    start time
    1878
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    West Prussia
    start time
    1793
    end time
    1829
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    Prussia Province
    start time
    1829
    end time
    1878
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    Gdańsk county
    end time
    1793
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    coordinate location

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    54°20'53.8465"N, 18°39'14.4839"E
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    contains the administrative territorial entity
    Aniołki
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    Brętowo
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    Brzeźno
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    Chełm
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    Jasień
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    Kokoszki
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    Letnica
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    Matarnia
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    Młyniska
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    Nowy Port
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    Oliwa
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    Olszynka
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    Osowa
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    Piecki-Migowo
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    Przeróbka
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    Przymorze Małe
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    Przymorze Wielkie
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    Rudniki
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    Siedlce
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    Stogi
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    Strzyża
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    Suchanino
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    Śródmieście
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    Ujeścisko-Łostowice
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    VII Dwór
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    Wrzeszcz Dolny
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    Wrzeszcz Górny
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    Wzgórze Mickiewicza
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    Zaspa-Młyniec
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    Zaspa-Rozstaje
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    Wyspa Sobieszewska
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    twinned administrative body
    Bytów
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    shares border with
    Sopot
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    Gdynia
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    Kartuzy County
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    Powiat gdański
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    Gdańsk Bay
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    Gmina Żukowo
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    Gmina Kolbudy
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    Gmina Pruszcz Gdański
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    Pruszcz Gdański
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    Gmina Cedry Wielkie
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    Gmina Stegna
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    significant event
    Siege of Danzig
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    Siege of Danzig
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    Siege of Danzig
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    Siege of Danzig
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    flag
    flag of Gdańsk
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    flag image
    POL Gdańsk flag.svg
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    seal image
    Gdansk Pieczec.png
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    montage image
    Collage of views of Gdansk.jpg
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    page banner
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    subject lexeme
    Gdańsk
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    Commons category
    Gdańsk
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    category for people who died here