Timeline of Gdańsk

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Middle Ages[]

Timeline of Gdańsk
Historical affiliations

Duchy of Poland 997–1025
Kingdom of Poland 1025–1227
Duchy of Pomerelia 1227–1282
Kingdom of Poland 1282–1308
Teutonic Order 1308–1410
Kingdom of Poland 1410–1411
Teutonic Order 1411–1454
Kingdom of Poland 1454–1569
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth 1569–1793
Kingdom of Prussia 1793–1807
Free City of Danzig 1807–1814
Kingdom of Prussia 1814–1871
German Empire 1871–1918
Weimar Germany 1918–1920
Free City of Danzig 1920–1939
Nazi Germany 1939–1945
People's Republic of Poland 1945–1989
 Republic of Poland 1989–present

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  • t
  • c. VII century - Settlement is established on the Motława river.
  • c. X century - Gdańsk becomes a defensive fort for Kashubian dukes.
  • 997 - Saint Adalbert baptises the citizens of urbs Gyddannyzc.
  • 1013 - Poland loses influence over the region.
  • 1047 - Casimir I takes back control over Gdańsk.
  • 1186 - Cistercians establish a monastery in Oliwa.
  • 1216 - Swiętopełk II takes control of Pomerania.
  • 1224 - Gdańsk granted city rights.[citation needed]
  • 1227 - Dominican Monastery founded in Gdańsk.
  • 1253 - Oliwa is raided by the Teutonic Order.
  • 1260 - St. Dominic's Fair begins.
  • 1263 - The village of Wrzeszcz, today's borough of Gdańsk, mentioned for the first time.[1]
  • 1271 - First mention of Polanki and Przymorze.
  • 1294, 1295 - Visits of Polish King Przemysł II.[2]
  • 1308 - November 13: Teutonic takeover of Gdańsk.
  • 1325 - Brzeźno is mentioned for the first time.
  • 1326 - St. Catherine's Church built.[3]
  • 1327 - Construction of the Gdańsk Town Hall begins.
  • 1343 - Casimir III the Great agrees to give Pomerelia to the Teutonic order.
  • 1346 - Gaol Tower built.[4]
  • 1350 - Artus Court built (approximate date).
  • 1360 - City joins Hanseatic League (approximate date).[3]
  • 1391 - Foundation of the Marienbrunn Abbey.
  • 1410 - The city recognized Polish King Władysław II Jagiełło as rightful ruler,[5] but the next year it came under Teutonic rule again.
  • 1416 - A revolt against the local government happens due to its weak management.
  • 1440 - City joins the anti-Teutonic Prussian Confederation.
  • 1454
    • March: City reincorporated to the Kingdom of Poland by King Casimir IV Jagiellon upon the request of the Prussian Confederation.[6]
    • March: City authorized by the Polish king to mint Polish coins[7]
    • June: City solemnly pledged allegiance to the King in Elbląg, recognizing the Teutonic annexation and rule as unlawful.[8]
  • 1455 - Danzig law in effect (approximate date).
  • 1463 - The fleets of Elbląg and Gdańsk defeat the Teutonics on the Vistula Lagoon.
  • 1465 - St. John's Church built.[3]
  • 1481 - Artus Court rebuilt.[4]
  • 1494 - Hall of the Brotherhood of St. George built.[4]

16th to 18th centuries[]

Map of Danzig area, 1730
  • 1734 - Siege of Danzig by Russians during the War of the Polish Succession.
  • 1742
    • Experimental Physics Society organized.
    • Corn exchange opens in Artus Court.[4]
  • 1756 - Abbot's Palace expanded.
  • 1772 - After the First Partition of Poland the city became separated from the rest of Poland,[11] it remained a Polish exclave.
  • 1793
    • Second Partition of Poland - city annexed by Prussia.[11]
    • Municipal Library established.[10]
  • 1797 - Attempt of student uprising against Prussia, crushed quickly by the Prussian authorities.[12]

19th century[]

Siege by French forces in 1807
  • 1807
    • March 19-May 24: Siege of Danzig by French forces.[11]
    • September 9: Free City of Danzig established by Napoleon.
  • 1813 - January–December 29: Siege of Danzig by Russian and Prussian forces.
  • 1814 - City becomes part of Prussia again.[11]
  • 1815 - City becomes administrative capital of Danzig (region).
  • 1832 - Handelsakademie established.[13]
  • 1852 - Königliche Werft Danzig in business.
  • 1871
    • City becomes part of German Empire.
    • Franciscan monastery building restored.[11]
  • 1880 - Westpreussische Provinzial-Museum opens.[14]
  • 1885 - Population: 114,805.[11]
  • 1887 - Great Synagogue built.[15]
  • 1896 - Old fortifications dismantled in north and west of city.[11]
  • 1899 - Harbor built at Neufahrwasser.[11]
  • 1900 - Main railway station opens.
Photochrome print from around 1900

20th century[]

1900–1945[]

  • 1901
    • Königliche Staatsarchiv für Westpreussen (National Archives) opens.[16]
    • House of the Sheriffs restored.[4]
  • 1903 - Fußball Club Danzig formed.
  • 1904 - Königliche Technische Hochschule founded.
  • 1905 - Population: 159,088.[11]
  • 1918 - City becomes part of Weimar Germany.
  • 1919 - Free City of Danzig created by Treaty of Versailles.
Aerial photo from circa 1920, showing St. Mary's Church
German battleship SMS Schleswig-Holstein firing at the Polish Military Transit Depot during the battle of Westerplatte in September 1939
  • 1939
    • March: Ban and mass requisition of Polish press.[17]
    • September 1: Battle of the Danzig Bay; Defense of the Polish Post Office in Danzig.
    • September 1–7: Battle of Westerplatte.
    • October 5: The Germans executed 39 Polish defenders of the Polish Post Office in the present-day district of Zaspa.[18]
    • October 8: City occupied by Nazi Germany; city becomes capital of Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia.
  • 1941 - Lufttwaffensportverein Danzig formed.
  • 1945

1946–1990s[]

Długi Targ and Main Town Hall in the 1950s
Old Town with the Gdańsk Shipyard in the background in the 1990s

21st century[]

  • 2001
    • Wybrzeże Gdańsk wins its tenth Polish handball championship.
    • Third Millennium John Paul II Bridge opens.
  • 2002
    • The Monument Cemetery of the Lost Cemeteries installed.
    • Lechia Gdańsk wins its tenth Polish rugby championship.
  • 2004 - May 1: Poland becomes part of European Union.
  • 2005 - Trefl Gdańsk volleyball team established.
  • 2007
Ergo Arena

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Kazimierz Małkowski, Stanisław Podgórczyk, Przewodnik po Trójmieście: Gdańsk – Sopot – Gdynia. Wyd. drugie poprawione i uzupełnione, Gdańsk, Wydawnictwo Morskie, 1979, p. 146 (in Polish)
  2. ^ Kodeks Dyplomatyczny Wielkopolski Vol. II, No. 726, 739
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "Dantsic", Northern Germany (5th ed.), Coblenz: Karl Baedeker, 1873, OCLC 5947482, OL 6935820M
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f Baedeker 1910.
  5. ^ Marian Biskup, Historia Gdańska t. I, p. 479–481 (in Polish)
  6. ^ Karol Górski, Związek Pruski i poddanie się Prus Polsce: zbiór tekstów źródłowych, Instytut Zachodni, Poznań, 1949, p. 51, 56 (in Polish)
  7. ^ Górski, p. 63
  8. ^ Górski, p. 79-80
  9. ^ "Ratusz Głównego Miasta". Muzeum Historyczne Miasta Gdańska (in Polish). Archived from the original on 14 March 2016.
  10. ^ Jump up to: a b "Historia" (in Polish). Wojewódzka i Miejska Biblioteka Publiczna w Gdansku. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  11. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i Britannica 1910.
  12. ^ Edmund Cieślak, Czesław Biernat, Dzieje Gdańska, Wydawn. Morskie, 1969, p. 370 (in Polish)
  13. ^ Friedrich Arnold Brockhaus (1865), "Danzig", Allgemeine Deutsche Real-Encyklopädie für die Gebildeten Stände (in German) (11th ed.), Leipzig: F.A. Brockhaus
  14. ^ H. Conwentz (1905), Das Westpreussische Provinzial-Museum, 1880-1905 (in German), Danzig, OL 14002883M
  15. ^ "Gdansk". Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe. Yivo Institute for Jewish Research. Archived from the original on December 2014.
  16. ^ "Dzieje Archiwum Panstwowego w Gdansku" (in Polish). Archiwum Panstwowe w Gdansku. Archived from the original on October 8, 2011. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  17. ^ Jump up to: a b c Maria Wardzyńska, Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion, IPN, Warszawa, 2009, p. 42 (in Polish)
  18. ^ Wardzyńska, p. 86
  19. ^ Piotr Czartoryski-Sziler. "You have waited a long time, Poland". Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  20. ^ Jump up to: a b "Inka Monument". Europe Remembers. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  21. ^ United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Statistical Office (1976). "Population of capital city and cities of 100,000 and more inhabitants". Demographic Yearbook 1975. New York. pp. 253–279.
  22. ^ Marek Adamkowicz. "Gdańsk. Pomnik Marii Konopnickiej na razie zostanie na skwerze". Dziennik Bałtycki. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  23. ^ "FETA". Gdańsk. Archived from the original on November 14, 2011. Retrieved November 25, 2012.
  24. ^ "W Gdańsku otwarto Europejskie Centrum Solidarności" (in Polish). Onet.pl. 31 August 2014. Archived from the original on 13 December 2015.
  25. ^ Gentle, Peter (20 September 2014). "Bomb scare disrupts Gdansk Shakespeare theatre opening". thenews.pl. Polish Radio External Service.
  26. ^ "Grave of Danuta Siedzikówna, alias 'Inka'". Liberation Route.com. Retrieved 1 June 2020.
This article incorporates information from the Polish Wikipedia.

Bibliography[]

See also: History of Gdańsk § Further reading

In English[]

  • Thomas Bartlett (1841). "Dantzic". New Tablet of Memory; or, Chronicle of Remarkable Events. London: Thomas Kelly.
  • "Danzig", Jewish Encyclopedia, 4, New York, 1907, hdl:2027/osu.32435029752912
  • "Danzig", Northern Germany (15th ed.), Leipzig: Karl Baedeker, 1910, OCLC 78390379
  • "Danzig", The Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.), New York, 1910, OCLC 14782424
  • Szymon Askenazy (1921), Dantzig & Poland, London: G. Allen & Unwin, Ltd., OCLC 2181707, OL 6638482M
  • "Historic Danzig: Last of the City-States", National Geographic Magazine, Washington DC, 76, 1939
  • "Poland: Gdansk", Eastern and Central Europe (17th ed.), Fodor's, 1996, OL 7697674M
  • George Lerski (1996). "Gdansk". Historical Dictionary of Poland, 966-1945. Greenwood. ISBN 978-0-313-03456-5.
  • Piotr Wróbel (1998). "Gdansk". Historical Dictionary of Poland 1945-1996. Fitzroy Dearborn. ISBN 978-1-135-92694-6.

In other languages[]

  • Johannes Bolte (1895), Das Danziger Theater im 16. und 17. Jahrhundert [Danzig Theatre in the 16th and 17th Centuries] (in German), Hamburg: L. Voss, OL 23292860M
  • Max Foltz (1912), Geschichte des Danziger Stadthaushalts [History of the Danzig City Budget] (in German), Danzig: A.W. Kafemann, OCLC 12495569, OL 6557575M
  • P. Krauss und E. Uetrecht, ed. (1913). "Danzig". Meyers Deutscher Städteatlas [Meyer's Atlas of German Cities] (in German). Leipzig: Bibliographisches Institut.
  • Wolfgang Adam; Siegrid Westphal, eds. (2012). "Danzig". Handbuch kultureller Zentren der Frühen Neuzeit: Städte und Residenzen im alten deutschen Sprachraum (in German). De Gruyter. pp. 275+. ISBN 978-3-11-029555-9.

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