LC control no. | n 80004523 |
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Geographic heading | Danzig (Germany) |
Variant(s) | Dantzic (Germany) Danzic (Germany) Gedanum (Germany) Dantzig (Germany) Danzig Dantsig (Germany) Danzica (Germany) |
See also | Gdańsk (Poland) |
Special note | SUBJECT USAGE: This heading is not valid for use as a subject. Works about this place are entered under Gdańsk (Poland). |
Found in | Stern, E. Yehude Dantsig, 1840-1943, 1982 or 1983, c1983 (xx-ref.) t.p. (Dantsig) cover (Danzig [in rom.]) Webster's new geog. dict., c1988 (s.v. Gdańsk: mentioned in 10th cent. as Polish town of Gdańsk; ruled by Teutonic Order 1309-1454; became free city under Polish protection 1466; captured by Russia 1734; ceded to Poland 1793; Treaty of Versailles (1919) est. city and adjoining terr. (731 sq. mi.) as free state (Free City of Danzig) under League of Nations; within Polish customs union; continuous postwar friction with Poland; incorp. in Germany 1939; recovered 1945 by Allies, made part of Poland) |
Geographic area code | e-pl--- |