Free City of Danzig
semi-autonomous city-state that existed between 1920 and 1939
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The Free City of Danzig was founded on November 15, 1920. It existed until its dissolution on September 1, 1939.
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Lutheranism[3]
- Country: Free City of Danzig[4]
- Continent: Europe[5]
- Instance of: protectorate[6], city-state[7], free city[8]
- Capital: Gdańsk[9]
- Official language: German[10], Polish[11]
- Currency: Papiermark[12], Danzig gulden[13]
- Shares border with: Weimar Republic[14], Second Polish Republic[15], Poland[16]
- Anthem: Für Danzig[17]
- Basic form of government: republic[18], parliamentary republic[19]
- Follows: West Prussia[20]
- Followed by: Reichsgau Danzig-West Prussia[21]
- Flag: flag of Gdańsk[22]
- Legislative body: Volkstag[23]
- Coat of arms: coat of arms of Gdańsk[24]
- Commons category: Free City of Danzig[25]
- Inception: November 15, 1920[26]
- Dissolved, abolished or demolished date: September 1, 1939[27]
- Topic's main category: Category:Free City of Danzig[28]
- Population: 366,730[29]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[30]
- Replaces: Weimar Republic[31]
- Replaced by: Nazi Germany[32]
- Category for people born here: Q23660960[33]
- Category for people who died here: Q32371565[34]
Why It Matters
Free City of Danzig has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]