Semi-autonomous European city-state (1920–1939)
Free City of Danzig
The Free City of Danzig was a city-state under the protection and oversight of the League of Nations between 1920 and 1939, consisting of the Baltic Sea port of Danzig and nearly 200 other small localities in the surrounding areas.
The country was established on 15 November 1920, per the terms of Article 100 of the 1919 Treaty of Versailles, following the end of World War I.
How locals move
Getting around Free City of Danzig the local way
- Get inIt is also possible to go by ferry from Karlskrona to Gdynia, then reach Gdańsk by short drive from the north.
- Get inPolferries operates ferry service between Gdańsk and Nynäshamn, just south of Stockholm, Sweden.
- Get inStena Line operates ferry service between Gdynia and Karlskrona, Sweden.
- Go nextTickets for the Sopot ferry must be purchased from an office directly across from the terminal.
From Wikivoyage: Gdańsk, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.
Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Sozialdemokratische Partei in Danzig (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.