Gdansk

Baltic Sea city

Gdańsk is a major port city on Poland's Baltic coast, at the mouth of the Vistula River.

Known historically as Danzig under German rule, the city's contested status helped trigger World War II when Germany demanded its return.

Today it is Poland's principal seaport and a center of shipbuilding—the birthplace of the Solidarity movement that helped end Communist rule in Eastern Europe.

maritime

port

Docking place for ships

harborSafe anchorage for ships
shipyardVessel construction site
BalticNorthern European maritime region

amber · herring · sailing · maritime · navigation · seafaring · dockyard · quay · wharf · cargo

landmarks

Golden Gate

California strait and bridge

Old TownOriginal settlement area preserved

cuisine

pierogi

Filled Central European dumpling

amberHardened ancient tree secretion
herringSmall silvery Atlantic fish
codCold-water food fish

smoked fish · beer · mead · regional · gingerbread

Tricity

Pomerania

Baltic Sea coastal territory

commuter railSuburb-to-downtown train service
beachSandy waterside margin
resortPlace for getaways

pier · promenade · suburbs · agglomeration · seaside

history

Hanseatic

Of medieval trading alliance

TeutonicOf ancient German peoples
WWII1939-45 global conflict
medievalOf the Middle Ages

Reformation · Napoleonic Wars · Lutheranism · interwar · postwar reconstruction · Treaty of Versailles · Prussian

Solidarity

labor movement

Organized effort for worker rights

freedomAbsence of constraint
democracyRule by the people
protestPublic expression of disapproval

resistance · trade union · 1980 · martial law · communism · Iron Curtain · monument · independence

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port

Golden Gate

pierogi

Pomerania

Hanseatic

labor movement

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