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Revision as of 19:48, 28 April 2007 by 85.224.81.60 (talk) (→Other uses)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Danzig was the name of a city that used to belong to Germany. Since 1945, it has been called Gdańsk, Poland.
Due to the predominant German background between 1308 and 1945, Danzig refers to the city in this historical context, for example the Free City of Danzig. In German, the city continues today to be known as Danzig, just as in Polish the city was known as Gdańsk even prior to 1945.
Danzig (Danziger, Dantzig) is also the surname of a number of people, including:
- Avraham Danzig (1748–1820), Rabbi, author of Jewish Law works
- Glenn Danzig (born 1955), American musician, songwriter, publisher, and founder of the bands Danzig, The Misfits and Samhain
- Jon Danzig (1947 - 2005), software distributor
- Richard Danzig (born 1944), American lawyer and former US Secretary of the Navy
- Mac Danzig (born 1980), American professional mixed martial arts practitioner
Other uses
- Danzig Trilogy, a series of novels by Danzig native Günter Grass
- Danzig (album), 1988 debut album of the same band
- Danzig (band), the metal band founded by Glenn Danzig
- Danzig (horse), an American Thoroughbred racehorse
See also
- Dantzig (disambiguation)
- Gdańsk (disambiguation)
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