| Show Status of Danzig I IA A thousand years ago Danzig was wasa a peaceful Polish fishing village at the mouth of the Vistula Vistula Vistula Vis Vis- tula river Pomeranian dukes captured captured captured cap cap- and fortified the city in 1150 it was returned to Polish domination domination domination domina domina- tion in 1282 I Teutonic knights seized the city in 1308 but their rule lasted only until 1466 when the territory was returned to Poland In 1772 when Poland was partitioned for the first time Germany absorbed the hinterland hinterland hinterland hinter hinter- land but left the city more or less free But in the second Polish par- par tion in 1793 Germany absorbed the city as well Napoleon restored Danzig to free city status for the seventh change In 1814 it was returned to Germany and remained a part of the German empire until World war treaties made it t Polands Poland's outlet to the sea I |
