Danzig (EEC)

Danzig(IPA: /gəˈdɑnsk/, Polish [gdaɲsk] ( listen)) (German: Danzig [ˈdantsɪç] (Image:Ltspkr.png listen); Kashubian: Gduńsk; Latin: Gedania, Dantiscum) is a city in Germany located in the Prussian province of West Prussia. It also serves as Poland's principal seaport. It is also historically the largest city of the Kashubian region.

The city lies on the southern edge of Danzig Bay (of the Baltic Sea), in a conurbation with the spa town of Zoppot, the city of Gdingen and suburban communities, which together form a metropolitan area with a population of over 800,000.[1]

Situated at the mouth of the Motława River, connected to the Leniwka, a branch in the delta of the nearby Vistula River, whose waterway system waters 60% of the area of Poland and connects Danzig to the Polish capital in Warsaw. This gives the city a unique advantage as the center of Poland's sea trade. Together with the nearby port of Gdingen, Danzig is also an important industrial center. Historically an important seaport and shipbuilding center, Danzig was a member of the Hanseatic League. It was given the title "Hanseatic City" again in 1919 when it was made a free port. Poland has extraterritorial rights to the city and connecting rail, road, and waterways.