Free City of Danzig

semi-autonomous city-state that existed between 1920 and 1939
Organization historical_country Q216173
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The Free City of Danzig was founded on November 15, 1920. It existed until its dissolution on September 1, 1939.

Free City of Danzig

Summary

Free City of Danzig is a historical country[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of historical_country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,229 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Free City of Danzig's religion is recorded as Lutheranism[3].
  • Free City of Danzig is in the country of Free City of Danzig[4].
  • Free City of Danzig's continent is recorded as Europe[5].
  • Free City of Danzig's instance of is recorded as historical country[6].
  • Free City of Danzig's instance of is recorded as protectorate[7].
  • Free City of Danzig's instance of is recorded as city-state[8].
  • Free City of Danzig's instance of is recorded as free city[9].
  • Free City of Danzig's capital is recorded as Gdańsk[10].
  • Free City of Danzig's official language is recorded as German[11].
  • Free City of Danzig's official language is recorded as Polish[12].
  • Free City of Danzig's currency is recorded as Papiermark[13].
  • Free City of Danzig's currency is recorded as Danzig gulden[14].
  • Free City of Danzig's flag image is recorded as Flag of the Free City of Danzig.svg[15].
  • Free City of Danzig's shares border with is recorded as Weimar Republic[16].
  • Free City of Danzig's shares border with is recorded as Second Polish Republic[17].
  • Free City of Danzig's shares border with is recorded as Poland[18].
  • Free City of Danzig's anthem is recorded as Für Danzig[19].
  • Free City of Danzig's coat of arms image is recorded as Wappen Freie Stadt Danzig.svg[20].
  • Free City of Danzig's basic form of government is recorded as republic[21].
  • Free City of Danzig's basic form of government is recorded as parliamentary republic[22].
  • Free City of Danzig's follows is recorded as West Prussia[23].
  • Free City of Danzig's followed by is recorded as Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia[24].
  • Free City of Danzig's flag is recorded as flag of Gdańsk[25].
  • Free City of Danzig's legislative body is recorded as Volkstag[26].
  • Free City of Danzig's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 79146936620213780476[27].

Body

Founding

+1920-11-15T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Free City of Danzig[28].

Identity

Free City of Danzig's follows is recorded as West Prussia[23]. Its followed by is recorded as Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia[24].

Dissolution

Free City of Danzig was dissolved in +1939-09-01T00:00:00Z[29].

Why It Matters

Free City of Danzig ranks in the top 5% of historical_country entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,229 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  25. [27] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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