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  Gdansk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Gdansk is the starting point of the EuroVelo 9 cycle route which continues on southward through Poland, then onto the Czech Republic, Austria, and Slovenia before it finally ends on the Adriatic Sea at Pula in Croatia.
Gdansk Voivodship was extended in 1999 to include most of Slupsk Voivodship, western part of Elblag Voivodship and Chojnice County from Bydgoszcz Voivodship to form new Pomeranian Voivodship.
Gdansk was occupied by the Germans, who started a programme of extermination of all Poles in the region: thousands were executed in the massacres in Zaspa and Piasnica Forest in 1939, thousands more sentenced to Stutthof concentation camp, others were expelled to the General Government.
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 gdansk
Gdańsk, formerly Danzig, is a city on the southern coast of the Baltic Sea, the biggest city and capital of Eastern Pomerania region, north-western Poland, and a county-status city of Pomeranian Voivodship with a population of 460,000 (2002).
Before Gdansk was established, the vicinity was inhabited by populations belonging to the various archealogical cultures of the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age.
Brandenburg's claim to the Gdansk Pomerania was based on a treaty of August 8, 1305 between Brandenburg's rulers and Wenceslaus III, promising the Meissen territory to the Bohemian crown in exchange for Gdansk Pomerania (the contract was not made).
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 Wikipedia: Gdynia
Gdynia is located in Kashubia or Eastern Pomerania region, north-western Poland and is also a county-status city in Pomeranian Voivodship since 1999, previously a city in Gdansk Voivodship (1945-1998).
The decision to build a major seaport at the Gdynia village was made by the Polish government in winter 1920, because of the hostile attitude of the Gdansk authorities and the seaport workers towards Allied military supplies to Poland during the Polish-Soviet War (1919-1920).
In March 1945 Gdynia was captured by the Soviets and returned to Poland (Gdansk Voivodship).
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 Rumia - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Situated in the Wejherowo County in Pomeranian Voivodship since 1999, previously in Gdansk Voivodship (1975-1998).
It is connected by well developed railway and highway connections to the Tricity, over 1 million agglomeration on the coast of Gdansk Bay.
The village of Rumia was since 1772 a part of the Prussian province of West Prussia, since 1870 in Imperial Germany until the end of the World War I, and was then located in the Pomeranian Voivodship of the newly restored Polish state.
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 Gdansk article - Gdansk Danzig (disambiguation) Motto Paweł Adamowicz Area Population - What-Means.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
In the following years Gdansk was the main centre of a Polish splinter duchy ruled by the dynasty of Dukes of Pomerania.
Gdansk has become a flourishing trading city with some 10,000 inhabitants by the year 1308 when it was occupied and demolished by the Teutonic Knights (the Gdańsk massacre of November 13, 1308).
In 1440 it participated in the foundation of the Prussian Union which led to the Thirteen Years War (1454-1644) and the incorporation of Gdansk Pomerania, under direct rule of the Polish Crown.
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 Gdynia article - Gdynia Gdynia Kashubian German Pomeranian Voivodship Poland seaport - What-Means.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodship of Poland and an important seaport at Gdansk Bay on the south coast of the Baltic Sea.
After the 1919 Treaty of Versailles, the town, with other parts of former Polish Pomerania (or Royal Prussia), was returned to Poland, partially to compensate for the loss of Poland's seaport Danzig/Gdansk and surrounding area, which were declared the Free City of Danzig under the League of Nations, and were only partially under Poland's control.
The decision to build a major seaport at the Gdynia village was made by the Polish government in winter 1920, because of the hostile attitude of the Danzig (Gdansk) authorities and the seaport workers towards Allied military supplies to Poland during the Polish-Soviet War (1919–1920).
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 Gdansk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Because of the development of its port and 3 major shipyards, Gdansk was a major shipping and industrial center of the Communist People's Republic of Poland.
Gdańsk was the scene of anti-government demonstrations which led to the downfall of Poland's communist leader Wladyslaw Gomulka in December 1970.
Gdańsk Voivodship was extended in 1999 to include most of Słupsk Voivodship, the western part of Elbląg Voivodship and from Bydgoszcz Voivodship to form the new Pomeranian Voivodship.
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 Gdańsk Voivodship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The name Gdańsk Voivodship has been used twice to designate local governments in Poland.
Gdańsk Voivodship (1) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1975-1998, superseded by Pomeranian Voivodship.
Gdansk Voivodship (2) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in the years 1945-1975, superseded by the voivodships of Gdansk (1), Elbląg and Słupsk (area of Lębork).
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 Wikipedia: Sopot
Sopot (German: Zoppot, Kashubian: Sopòt) is a town on the South coast of the Baltic Sea in a metropolitan agglomeration called the Tricity (Gdansk, Gdynia and Sopot) with some 50,000 inhabitants (2001).
Sopot is located in Eastern Pomerania region, north-western Poland and is also a county-status city in Pomeranian Voivodship since 1999, previously a town in Gdansk Voivodship (1975-1998).
Sopot belonged to the free city of Gdansk (Danzig) from 1283 to 1807.
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 Gdansk   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Gdansk (pronounced: Image:Ltspkr.png Media:Gdansk.ogg, Polish languagePolish::pl:GdańskGdańsk; Kashubian: ''Gduńsk'', German: ''Danzig'') is the 6th largest city in Poland, its principal seaport, and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodship/.
The city lies on the southern coast of the Gdansk BayGdańsk Bay (of the Baltic Sea), in a conurbation with the spa town of Sopot, the city of Gdynia and suburban communities, which together form a metropolismetropolitan area called the Tricity (''Trójmiasto'') with a population of over a million people.
Gdansk VoivodshipGdańsk Voivodship was extended in 1999 to include most of Slupsk VoivodshipSłupsk Voivodship, the western part of Elblag VoivodshipElbląg Voivodship and Chojnice County from Bydgoszcz Voivodship to form the new Pomeranian Voivodship/.
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 Gdansk - Open Encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
In 1440 it participated in the foundation of the Prussian Union which led to the Thirteen Years War (1454-1466) and the incorporation of Gdansk Pomerania, under direct rule of the Polish Crown.
Thanks to the Royal charters granted by the king Casimir IV the Jagiellonian and the free access to all Polish markets, Gdańsk became a large and rich seaport and city.
They were very unhappy when the city was not placed under full Polish sovereignty, but was made into the Free City of Gdansk, formally an autonomous part of Poland and protected by the League of Nations, but in practice dominated by the local German-speaking residents.
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 Gdańsk - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The city lies on the southern coast of the Gdańsk Bay (of the Baltic Sea), in a conurbation with the spa town of Sopot, the city of Gdynia and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area called the greater Gdańsk or the Tricity (Trójmiasto) with a population of over a million people.
The name Gdańsk is usually pronounced IPA [gəˈdɑːnsk], [gəˈdaɪnsk], or [gəˈdænsk] in English.
Gdańsk Voivodship was extended in 1999 to include most of Słupsk Voivodship, the western part of Elbląg Voivodship and Chojnice County from Bydgoszcz Voivodship to form the new Pomeranian Voivodship.
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 Articles - History of Pomerania   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
In the following year, he celebrated his victory by dedicating the city of Gdansk at the mouth of the Vistula River, to compete with the ports of Szczecin and Wolin on the Oder (all in Pomerania province).
Ancestors of Racibor I ruled the Duchy of Middle Pomerania until 1238, and next the area was an object of competition between the Dukes of Western Pomerania, Eastern Pomerania, Rugen, and Brandenburg.
Gdansk and Gdynia, along with the spa of Sopot located between them, became one metropolitan area called Tricity and populated by more than 1,000,000 people.
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 rumia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
It is connected by well developed railway and highway connections to the Tricity, over 1 milion agglomeration on the coast of Gdansk Bay.
The vilage of Rumia was first mentioned in 1224 when it was awarded by Swietopelk, duke of Eastern Pomerania to the Cistersian convent in Oliwa (today part of Gdansk).
In 1945 the city was transferred back back to Pomeranian Voivodship.
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 Sopot - Gurupedia
The city of Sopot was found as spa by the doctor of court of Napoleon at the beginning of XIX century.
Old Slavonic (Pomeranian) stronghold in Sopot was present in 8th-10th centuries; fishing village was granted in 1283 to the Cistercian convent in Oliwa; the spa for Gdansk citizenz was active since the 16th century.
The authorities of Gdansk Voivodship were located in Sopot until the end of 1946.
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 [Gdansk HIV-AIDS project, yesterday, today and future (editorial)]
Medical care project for HIV positive and AIDS patients in Gdansk voivodship was established in 1988 in the Clinic for Infectious Diseases of Gdansk Medical University.
Diagnostic laboratory base for clinical ward and other units are the laboratories of Gdansk Voivodship Hospital for Infectious Diseases.
In 1992 the co-operation with Gdansk homosexual society represented by the Gdansk Initiative (a submit of Lambda organization), was established.
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Gdańsk is the 6th largest city in Poland, its principal seaport, and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodship.
Before Gdansk was established, the area was inhabited by populations belonging to the various archealogical cultures of the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age.
From the 14th century until the mid-17th century Gdansk experienced rapid growth, becoming the largest city on the Baltic seaboard by the 16th century owing to its large trade with the Netherlands and its handling of most of Poland's seaborne trade, transported up north via the Vistula river.
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 Gdansk Voivodship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
The title given to this article lacks diacritics because of certain technical limitations.
Gdansk Voivodship (2) was a unit of administrative division and local government in Poland in years 1945-1975, superseded by the voivodships of Gdansk (1), Elblag and Slupsk (area of Lebork).
Sopot City, miasto Sopot, previously part of Gdansk County
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 Gdynia - Unipedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
ɲia], German Gdingen or Gotenhafen, Kashubian Gdiniô) is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodship of Poland and an important seaport at Gdansk Bay on the south coast of the Baltic Sea.
After the Massacre of Gdansk (1308) it became a state of the Teutonic Order (1308–1454/66), but afterwards fell to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (1466–1772).
At the Partitions of Poland of 1772 it was annexed into the Kingdom of Prussia (1772–1919), and as part of Prussia became part of the German Empire (1870–1919).
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 Sopot - free-definition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Sopot (Kashubian: Sopót, former German name Zoppot) is a town on the South coast of the Baltic Sea in a metropolitan agglomeration called the Tricity (Gdansk, Gdynia and Sopot) with some 50,000 inhabitants (2001).
From 1920 to 1939 it was part of the Free City of Gdansk, an atonomous part of Poland.
On September 2 1939, it was occupied and annexed by Nazi Germany, and on March 23 1945 it was captured by the Red Army and returned to Poland.
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 Gdansk Voivodship - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Gdansk Voivodship   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Gdansk Voivodship - Encyclopedia Glossary Meaning Explanation Gdansk Voivodship.
Here you will find more informations about Gdansk Voivodship.
The orginal Gdansk Voivodship article can be editet
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It is connected by well developed railway and highway connections to the Tricity, over 1 million aglomeration on the coast of Gdansk Bay.
Reda is well connected through 4 lane highway, that lead from Wejherowo to Gdynia and from there by Circle Highway to Gdansk.
There is a plan to extend Circle Highway from Gdynia to beyond Wejherowo.
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 Articles - Pomerania   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Polish Pomerania is currently divided into 3 voivodships: the West Pomeranian Voivodship (Zachodniopomorskie, ZP), Pomeranian Voivodship (Pomorskie, PM) and the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodship (Kujawsko-Pomorskie, KP).
The Baltic forms the Bay of Pomerania, Szczecin Bay, Gdansk Bay with Bay of Puck, and Vistula Bay along the coast.
The eastern part of Pomerania, Pomorze, is a geographical and historical region in Poland that encompasses three Polish voivodships: the West Pomeranian Voivodship (Zachodniopomorskie), Pomeranian Voivodship (Pomorskie) and the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodship (Kujawsko-Pomorskie).
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 Sopot   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Sopot (Polish: Sopot; German: Zoppot) is a town on the South coast of the Baltic Sea in a metropolitan agglomeration called the Tricity (Gdansk, Gdynia and Sopot) with some 50,000 inhabitants (2001).
Sopot is quite a big health and tourism resort, well known for the longest wooden pier in Europe (called Molo, total length 515.5 m), from where there is a view on the Gulf of Danzig.
Their name is the old Slavic word which means "spring" (source).
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Geographical Location Situated in the Voivodship of Gdansk in the Kaszubian Lake District of the Pomeranian Lake Region, centred on the Wdzydzke Lake, 10km south of Koscierzyna and 60km south-west of Gdansk.
The voivodship authorities passed a decree on the 22 June 1976 (Nr.
Management Constraints In previous times the percentage of broadleaved woodland cover was greater than it is now, this reduction being caused by systematic felling and replacement by monocultured pine as part of a commercial forestry operation.
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 Gdynia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
ɲia], Kashubian languageKashubian ''Gdiniô''; German languageGerman ''Gdingen'') is a city in the Pomeranian Voivodship of Poland and an important seaport at Gdansk Bay on the south coast of the Baltic Sea/.
Gdynia Gdynia after World War II In March 1945 Gdynia was captured by the Soviets and assigned to Poland (Gdansk Voivodship).
Gdansk UniversityGdańsk University/ - departements of Biology, Geography and Oceanology, 1,987 students altogether
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 Gdansk - Unipedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-20)
Polish Cities: Travels in Cracow and the South, Gdansk, Malbork, and Warsaw (Pelican International Guide Series)
The Polish August: Documents from the beginnings of the Polish workers' rebellion, Gdansk, August 1980
Molecular Aspects of Chemotherapy: Proceedings of the Second International Symposium on Molecular Aspects of Chemotherapy, Gdansk, Poland, July 5-8,
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