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== ]ic-era Danzig == |
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The '''Free City of Danzig''' (French: '''''Ville Libre de Dantzig''''') was a semi-independent state established by ] during the ] in years ]–]/]. It consisted of the city of Danzig (]) with all its rural possessions in the mouth of ] and the ]. |
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After the ] (1815), Danzig was annexed by the ] and made the capital of a district and the province of ]. The traditional autonomy of the city was significantly reduced. |
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== ] Danzig == |
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The '''Free City of Danzig''' (German: '''''Freie Stadt Danzig'''''; Polish: '''''Wolne Miasto Gdańsk''''') was a separate state established in ], a territory that included the city of Danzig plus the surrounding territory, which was previously (from ]) a part of ] (itself since ] a part of the ]). The Free City comprised 1,966 km² (754 mi²) including the cities of Danzig, Zoppot (]), Tiegenhof (]), and Neuteich (]), as well as 252 villages and 63 hamlets with a total population of 357,000 in 1919. With the ] it was separated from Germany, created as a separate state under protection of the ] with special rights reserved to ]. The Free City of Danzig had an ethnic German majority of over 90% and a Polish minority of about 4 to 8%. |
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The Free City was represented abroad by ] and was in a ] with Poland. The railway line that connected the Free City with Poland was administered by Poland. The separated military post within city's harbor ], formerly city beach, was also given to Poland. There were also two post-offices, one municipal and a second Polish one. |
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The ] was elected in the May ] election. However they received only 57 percent of the vote, less than the two thirds required by the League to change the Free City's constitution. The government introduced laws that were anti-Jewish and anti-Catholic. |
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The Free City's Nazi government voted to be annexed by ] on ], ], the day after the invasion of Poland, and was incorporated into the province of ]. The city was captured by the Soviet and Polish forces on ] ]. At the ] (]) the territory of the Free City was awarded to ]. |
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!align="center" colspan="8" | November 1, 1923 Census by language |
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! width="12.5%" | Nationality |
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| width="12.5%" | Total || width="12.5%" | ] || width="12.5%" | German and ] || width="12.5%" | Polish, ], ] || width="12.5%" | ], ] || width="12.5%" | ], ] || width="12.5%" | Unclassified |
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! align="left" | Danzig |
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| 335,921||327,827||1,108||6,788||99||22||77 |
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! align="left" | Non-Danzig |
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| 30,809||20,666||521||5,239||2,529||580||1,274 |
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! align="left" | Total |
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| 366,730||348,493||1,629||12,027||2,628||602||1,351 |
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