History

The timeline below presents the key events in the history of Gdańsk. On the left there is a title and brief summary of the event, while on the right there is the year and the political entity that ruled Gdańsk at that time. The length of the vertical line roughly corresponds to the duration of the rule.

  • First record of GYDDANYZC
    997
    Mostly Pomerelian dukes
  • Danzig massacre
    Teutonic Order helped to relieve Danzing from a siege, but the ally quickly turned into an enemy and took over the city.
    1308
    Teutonic Order
  • Battle of Grunwald
    Danzig paid homage to Polish King, but returned to Teutonic control a couple months after
    1410
    Teutonic Order
  • Danzig rebellion
    Danzig rebels against the Teutonic Order and soon after supports Polish king in the Thirteen Years' War.
    1454
    Poland
  • Second Partition of Poland
    The annexation of Polish territories by Russia and Prussia occurred as a result of the lost Russo-Polish war a year earlier. The citizens of Gdańsk tried to resist the new Prussian authorities, but they were quickly suppressed.
    1793
    Prussia
  • Siege of Danzig
    1807
    Free City (Napoleonic)
  • Siege of Danzig
    1814
    Prussia
  • Unification of Germany
    1871
    Germany
  • Weimar Republic is established
    1918
    Weimar Republic
  • Treaty of Versailles
    1920
    Free City (Versailles)
  • Invasion of Poland
    1939
    Nazi Germany
  • Liberation of Danzig
    1945
    Poland