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'''[[GMA Network]]'s programs''' include news and current affairs shows, [[documentaries]], [[drama]]s, dubbed foreign serials, entertainment, news and talk shows, game shows, variety shows, musicals, sitcoms, children's shows, fantasy and reality shows.

{{dablink|For alternative meanings of Gdańsk and Danzig, see [[Gdansk (disambiguation)]] and [[Danzig (disambiguation)]]}}

{{Infobox_Poland|

city_name=Gdańsk|

motto=''Nec temere, nec timide'' (Neither rashly nor timidly) |

voivodship=[[Pomeranian Voivodship|Pomeranian]]|

council=Rada miasta Gdańska|

mayor=[[Pawel Adamowicz|Paweł Adamowicz]]|

area=262|

population=461 400 <small>(2003)</small> [[List of cities in Poland|Ranked 6th]]|

agglomeration=1 100 000|

density=1761|

date_founded=[[997]]|

city_rights=[[1263]]|

latitude=54°40'N|

longitude=18°60'E|

area_code=58|

car_plates=GD|

twin_towns=[[Astana]], [[Barcelona]], [[Bremen]], [[Cleveland, Ohio|Cleveland]], [[Elsinore]], [[Kaliningrad]], [[Kalmar]], [[Marseilles]], [[Nice]], [[Odessa]], [[Rotterdam]], [[Rouen]], [[Sefton]], [[Saint Petersburg|St. Petersburg]], [[Turku]], [[Vilnius]]|

website=http://www.gdansk.pl/|

location_pic=Polandmap cia gdansk.png|

flag_pic=Flagge Gdansk.PNG|

coa_pic=Wappen Gdansk.PNG|

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For the previously aired and defunct shows of the network, please see the [[list of shows previously aired by GMA Network]].

'''Gda&#324;sk''' [gda&#626;sk] {{Audio|Gdansk.ogg|pronunciation}} ([[Polish_language|Polish]]; also [[Kashubian_language|Kashubian]]: '''Gdu&#324;sk''', [[German_language|German]]: ''Danzig'', [[Latin]]: ''Gedania''; also [[Cities_alternative_names|other languages]]) is the sixth-largest city in [[Poland]], its principal [[seaport]], and the capital of the [[Pomeranian Voivodship]].

==GMA Network programs==

The city lies on the southern coast of the [[Gdansk Bay|Gda&#324;sk Bay]] (of the [[Baltic Sea]]), in a conurbation with the spa town of [[Sopot]], the city of [[Gdynia]] and [[suburb]]an communities, which together form a [[metropolis|metropolitan area]] called the [[Tricity]] (''Trójmiasto'') with a population of over a million people. Gda&#324;sk is, with a population of 460,524 (mid 2004), the largest city in the historical province of [[Eastern Pomerania]].

===Local programs===

====[[GMA News and Public Affairs]]====

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*''[[100% Pinoy]]

*''[[24 Oras]]

*''[[Emergency (TV program)|Emergency]]

*''[[GMA Flash Report]]

*''[[GMA Weekend Report]]

*''[[Imbestigador]]

*''[[I-Witness]]

*''[[Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho]]

*''[[Kay Susan Tayo]]

*''[[Palaban]]

*''[[Pinoy Meets World]]

*''[[Reporter's Notebook]]

*''[[Saksi]]

*''[[Sine Totoo]]

*''[[Unang Hirit]]

====GMA KiliTV====

Gda&#324;sk is situated at the mouth of the [[Motlawa|Mot&#322;awa]] river, connected to the [[Leniwka]], a branch in the delta of the [[Vistula]], whose waterway system connects 60% of the area of Poland, giving the city a unique advantage as the center of Poland's sea trade.

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*''[[Bahay Mo Ba 'To]]

*''[[Bitoy's Funniest Videos]]

*''[[Bubble Gang]]

*''[[Daddy Di Do Du]]

*''[[HP: Ibang Level Na!]]

*''[[Nuts Entertainment]]

*''[[Who's Your Daddy Now?]]

====GMA Telebabad====

Historically an important seaport since the [[10th century]] and subsequently a principal ship-building centre, Gda&#324;sk was a member of the [[Hanseatic League]] and the largest city in Poland until the [[Partitions of Poland|partitions]] of the late [[18th century]], when the largely German-speaking city became part of [[Prussia]], and later of the [[German Empire]]. After a period as a free city in the interwar period ([[1919]]-[[1939]]), claims to Gda&#324;sk became the pretext for [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler's]] attack on Poland which began the [[Second World War]]. Following the war Gda&#324;sk again became part of Poland, and the German population was largely expelled, making the city for the first time entirely ethnically Polish. Today Gda&#324;sk remains an important industrial centre together with the nearby port of [[Gdynia]], developed during the [[1920s]] as a Polish rival to the unfriendly German-controlled Free City. In the [[1970s]] the modern port (''Port Pó&#322;nocny'') in Gda&#324;sk was developed, accessible for much bigger ships, including middle sized tankers.

*''[[Impostora]]

*''[[Lupin (Philippine TV series)|Lupin]]

*''[[Mga Mata ni Anghelita]]

====GMA Dramarama sa Hapon====

==Names==

*''[[Daisy Siete|Daisy Siete Season 15: Isla Chikita]]

*''[[Pati Ba Pintig ng Puso]]

*''[[Sinasamba Kita]]

====Sabado Star Power====

The name is thought to be meaning ''town located on Gdania river'', the original name of the Mot&#322;awa branch the city is situated on. Like many other European cities, Gda&#324;sk has had many different names throughout its history.

*''[[Fantastic Man]]

*''Kapuso Sine Special

*''[[Startalk]]

*''[[Wish Ko Lang]]

*''[[Walang Tulugan with the Master Showman]]

====Linggo Bingo====

The Polish name is '''Gda&#324;sk''' and in the local [[Kashubian language]] it is known as '''Gdu&#324;sk'''. Due to the city's German heritage the name '''Danzig''' is still used, especially when referring to the city prior to the Second World War. The city's [[Latin]] name may be given as any of '''Gedania''', '''Gedanum''' or '''Dantiscum'''; the variety of Latin names reflects the influence of the Polish, Kashubian, and German names.

*''[[All Star K!]]

*''[[Boys Nxt Door]]

*''[[Mel and Joey]]

*''[[Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang]]

*''[[Move: The Search For Billy Crawford's Pinoy Dancers]]

*''[[Showbiz Central]]

*''SNBO (Sunday Night Box Office)

*''[[SOP Rules]]

*''[[Tok! Tok! Tok! Isang Milyon Pasok!]]

====Other programs====

In [[English language|English]] the name Gda&#324;sk is usually pronounced [[International Phonetic Alphabet|IPA]] {{IPA|[g&#601;&#712;d&#593;&#720;nsk]}}, {{IPA|[g&#601;&#712;da&#618;nsk]}}, or {{IPA|[g&#601;&#712;d&#230;nsk]}}.

*''[[Art Angel]]

*''[[Eat Bulaga!]]

*''[[Diyos at Bayan]]

*''[[Kapwa Ko Mahal Ko]]

*''[[Lovely Day: LD Force]]

*''[[Magpakailanman]]

*''[[Maynila (TV series)|Maynila]]

*''[[Sis (Philippine TV program)|Sis]]

*''[[Just Joking]]

===Foreign/canned shows===

''See also:'' [[List of European cities with alternative names#G|List of European cities with alternative names]]

====Asianovelas====

*''[[Great Teacher Onizuka#Live-Action|GTO: Live-Action]]''

*''[[Jumong (TV series)|Jumong]]

*''[[Love Truly]]''

*''[[Love in Heaven]]''

=== Historical documents =Animé====

*''[[Bleach (manga)|Bleach]]''

*''[[Card Captor Sakura]]''

*''[[Case Closed|Detective Conan]]''

*''[[Chrono Crusade]]''

*''[[Dragon Ball Z]]''

*''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]''

*''[[Ghostfighter]]''

*''[[Fighting Spirit|Knockout]]''

*''[[Machine Robo Rescue]]''

*''[[One Piece]]

*''[[Pokemon]]''

*''[[Rockman Exe]]''

*''[[Samurai 7]]

*''[[The Slayers]]''

*''[[Slamdunk]]''

====Tokusatsu====

[[Image:RegiaCivitatisGedanensis.jpg|left|thumb|Gda&#324;sk Royal City coin of 1589 ([[Sigismund_III_of_Poland|Sigismund III Vasa]] period)]]

*''[[Kamen Rider Blade]]''

*''[[Genseishin Justiriser]]''

===RGMA programs nationwide===

The name of a settlement was recorded after St. Adalbert's demise in 997 A.D. as ''urbs Gyddanyzc'' and later was written as Kdanzk (1148), Gdanzc (1188), Gdansk (1236), Danzc (1263), Danczk (1311, 1399, 1410, 1414&ndash;1438), Danczik (1399, 1410, 1414), Danczig (1414), Gdansk (1454, 1468, 1484), ''Gdansk'' (1590), ''Gd&#261;nsk'' (1636) and in Latin documents ''Gedanum'' or ''Dantiscum''. These early recordings show the Pomeranian name Gdu&#324;sk, the Polish name Gda&#324;sk and the German name Danzig.

*Newscasts

**''[[Balitang Bisdak]]'' -regional newscast of GMA Cebu

**''[[Ratsada]]'' - regional newscast of GMA Iloilo and Bacolod

**''[[Testigo]]'' -regional newscast of GMA Davao

*Variety

**''[[Bongga!]]'' - regional variety show produced by GMA Entertainment Group for GMA Iloilo and Bacolod

**''[[Kuyaw!]]''- regional variety show produced by GMA Entertainment Group for GMA Davao

**''[[Oi! (TV program)|Oi!]]''- regional variety show produced by GMA Entertainment Group for GMA Cebu

==GMA Network upcoming programs==

Alternative spellings from [[Middle Ages|medieval]] and early modern documents are ''Gyddanyzc'', ''Kdansk'', ''Gdanzc'', ''Dantzk'', ''Dantzig'', ''Dantzigk'', ''Dantiscum'' and ''Gedanum''. The official Latin name of ''Gedanum'' was used simultaneously.

===Local Programs===

*Angela Markado<ref name="multiple"/>

*[[Celebrity Duets (Philippine TV series)|Celebrity Duets]]<ref>{{cite web | last = Barrameda | first = Joe | title = John Estrada, idolo ng kalalakihan | publisher = Abante Tonight | date =[[June 12]], [[2007]] | url =http://abante-tonite.com/issue/june1107/showbiz_jb.htm | accessdate = June 12 | language = [[Filipino language|Filipino]]}}</ref> (July 2007)

*Dyesebel<ref name="multiple"/>

*[[Fulhaus]]<ref>{{cite web | last = Diones | first = Allan | title = FIRST READ ON PEP: Pia Guanio is Vic Sotto's leading lady in new GMA-7 sitcom "Fulhaus" | publisher = Philippine Entertainment Portal | date =[[June 28]], [[2007]] | url =http://www.pep.ph/news/13828/FIRST-READ-ON-PEP:-Pia-Guanio-is-Vic-Sottos-leading-lady-in-new-GMA-7-sitcom-Fulhaus | accessdate = June 28}}</ref> (September 2007)

*Igorota<ref name="multiple"/>

*[[Kamandag]]<ref name="multiple"/> (2008)

*[[L.U.V. Pow]]<ref>{{cite web | last = Erece | first = Dinno | title = GMA-7 unleashes its new shows for 2007 | publisher = Philippine Entertainment Portal | date =[[January 19]], [[2007]] | url =http://www.pep.ph/articles/news/11932.htm | accessdate = January 27 }}</ref> (September 2007)

*[[Magic Kamison|Magic Kamison: Season 2]]<ref> (2008)[http://pep.ph/news/12505/Alex-de-Rossi-ready-to-work-with-Jennylyn-Mercado-in-&%2339;Super-Twins& Alex de Rossi ready to work with Jennylyn Mercado in 'Super Twins'], ''pep.ph'', n.d. Accessed last May 21, 2007.</ref> (2008)

*[[Marimar (Philippine TV series)|Marimar]]<ref name="multiple">{{cite web | last = Lorenzo | first = Alfie | title = GMA 7, siksik sa mga pasabog | publisher = Abante Tonight | date =[[February 5]], [[2007]] | url =http://www.abante-tonite.com/issue/feb0507/showbiz_al.htm | accessdate = February 22 | language = [[Filipino language|Filipino]]}}</ref> (September 2007)

*Rosang Agimat<ref name="multiple"/>

*[[Shaider (Philippine TV series)|Shaider]]<ref>[http://www.pep.ph/news/13214/GMA-7-to-serialize-Mga-Mata-ni-Angelita-of-the-late-Julie-Vega "GMA-7 to serialize Mga Mata ni Angelita of the late Julie Vega"], '' mb.com.ph'', n.d. Accessed last April 12, 2007.</ref> (2007)

*[[Sine Novela]]<ref name="multiple"/>

# [[Kung Mahawi Man Ang Ulap]]

# Saan Darating Ang Umaga

# Dapat Ka Bang Mahalin

# Gaano Kadalas Ang Minsan

# Saan Nagtatago Ang Pag-ibig

# Paano Ba Ang Mangarap

# Kung Aagawin Mo Ang Lahat Sa Akin

# Tayong Dalawa

# Ikaw Naman Ang Iiyak

*[[StarStruck|StarStruck: The Star Explosion]]<ref>{{cite web | last = E. Bautista | first = Mario | title = Starstruck Top 6 to get maximum exposure | publisher = Journal Online | date =[[April 10]], [[2007]] | url =http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2007-04-10&sec=3&aid=14564 | accessdate = June 6}}</ref> (December 2007)

*[[Super Twins#Season 2|Super Twins: Season 2]]<ref>{{cite web | last = Asiñas | first = Noel | title = Na-‘X’ na ‘MKM’ episode, lumusot sa MTRCB! | publisher = Journal Online | date =[[June 6]], [[2007]] | url =http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2007-06-06&sec=3&aid=20470 | accessdate = June 6}}</ref> (March 2008)

*[[Tasya Fantasya]]<ref name="multiple"/>

*Untitled Philippine-China Co-Production<ref>{{cite web | last = Asiñas | first = Noel | title = China makikisosyo sa GMA-7 | publisher = Journal Online | date =[[June 13]], [[2007]] | url =http://www.journal.com.ph/index.php?issue=2007-06-14&sec=3&aid=21319 | accessdate = June 13}}</ref>

*Zimatar<ref name="multiple"/>

=== Special celebration names =Shows==

*[[Kapusolympics]]: The GMA 57th Anniversary Special (July 1, 2007)

==References==

On special occasions it is also known as '''The Royal Polish City of Gda&#324;sk'''; [[Polish language|Polish]]: ''Królewskie Polskie Miasto Gda&#324;sk'', [[German language|German]]: ''Königliche Polnische Stadt Danzig'', [[Latin]]: ''Regia Civitas Polonica Gedanensis'', [[Kashubian language|Kashubian]]: ''Królewsczi Polsczi Gard Gdu&#324;sk''.

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==See also==

The Kashubians prefer the name: '''Our Capital City Gda&#324;sk''' (=''Nasz Stoleczny Gard Gdu&#324;sk'') or '''The Kashubian Capital City Gda&#324;sk''' (=''Stoleczny Kaszëbsczi Gard Gdu&#324;sk'').

*[[GMA Network]]

Sources:

*[[List of Philippine television shows]]

* Gda&#324;sk, in: Kazimierz Rymut, ''Nazwy Miast Polski'', [[Ossolineum]], Wroc&#322;aw 1987

*[[GMA Pinoy TV]]

* Hubert Gurnowicz, ''Gda&#324;sk'', in: ''Nazwy miast Pomorza Gda&#324;skiego'', [[Ossolineum]], Wroc&#322;aw 1978

*[[List of programs broadcast by Q]]

*[[List of shows previously aired by GMA Network]]

==External History links==

*[http://www.igma.tv Official Website of GMA Network]

''Main article: [[History of Gdansk]], see also: [[History of Pomerania]]''

*[http://www.gmapinoytv.com Official Website of GMA Pinoy TV]

{{Programs}}

=== Historical summary ===

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[[Image:Seal_of_Msciwoj_II_of_Pomerania.gif|frame|left|Seal of [[Msciwoj II of Pomerania|M&#347;ciwój II]], duke of Gda&#324;sk Pomerania (1271-1294)]]

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According to archeologists, the Gda&#324;sk stronghold was constructed in the 980s by [[Mieszko I of Poland]]; however, the year [[997]] has in recent years been considered to be the date of the foundation of the city itself, as the year in which Saint [[Adalbert of Prague]] (sent by the Polish king [[Boleslaus I of Poland|Boleslaus the Brave]]) baptized the inhabitants of Gda&#324;sk (''urbs Gyddanyzc''). In the following years Gda&#324;sk was the main centre of a Polish splinter duchy ruled by the dynasty of [[Dukes of Pomerania]]. The most famous of them, Swantipolk II, granted a local autonomy charter in ca. [[1235]] to the city, which had some 2,000 inhabitants. Gda&#324;sk became a flourishing trading city with some 10,000 inhabitants by the year [[1308]]. In this year it was occupied and demolished by the [[Teutonic Knights]] (''the [[Gdansk massacre|Gda&#324;sk massacre]]'' of November 13, 1308). This led to the city's decline and to a series of wars between the rebellious Knights and the Polish kings, ending with the [[Peace of Kalisz]] in [[1343]] when the Knights acknowledged that they would keep Pomerania as "an alm" from the Polish king. This left the legal basis of their possession of the province in some doubt. The agreement permitted the foundation of the municipality in [[1343]] and the development of increased trade in export of grain from Poland via the [[Vistula river]] trading routes. Gda&#324;sk became a full member of the [[Hanseatic League]] by [[1361]]. When a new war broke out in [[1409]] and ended with the [[Battle of Grunwald]] ([[1410]]) the city accepted the direct overlordship of the Polish kings, but with the [[Peace of Torun]] ([[1411]]) it returned to the Teutonic Knights' administration. In [[1440]] Gda&#324;sk participated in the foundation of the [[Prussian Union]] which led to the [[Thirteen Years War]] ([[1454]]-[[1466]]) and the incorporation of [[Royal Prussia]] to the direct rule of the Polish Crown.

Thanks to the Royal charters granted by the king [[Casimir IV the Jagiellonian]] and the free access to all Polish markets, Gda&#324;sk became a large and rich seaport and city. The [[16th century|16th]] and [[17th century|17th]] centuries were a Golden Age for trade and culture in Gda&#324;sk. Inhabitants from various ethnic groups (Germans, Poles, [[Jews]], and the [[Dutch]] being the largest) contributed to Gda&#324;sk's identity and rich culture of the period. The city suffered a slow economic decline due to the wars in the 18th century, which ended with the [[Partitions of Poland]] from [[1772]]-[[1795]]. Gda&#324;sk was annexed by the [[Kingdom of Prussia]] in [[1793]] and, again in [[1815]], after a short period as the [[Free City of Danzig]] ([[1807]]-[[1815]]) under Napoleon. In contrast to the independent period, under the Prussian administration Gda&#324;sk became a relatively unimportant city dominated by the military garrison and the administration officials. As part of Prussia, it became part of the [[German Empire]] in [[1871]].

[[Image:Pomnik Sobieski Gdansk.jpg|200px|thumb|right|[[John III of Poland|King Jan III Sobieski]]]]

After [[World War I]], Poland became independent, and the Poles hoped to receive Gda&#324;sk to provide the "free access to the sea," which they had been promised by the Allies on the basis of [[Woodrow Wilson]]'s "[[Fourteen Points]]." However, the city was not placed under full Polish sovereignty, but was made into the [[Free City of Danzig]], an independent free city under the auspices of the League of Nations, governed by its largely German-speaking residents but with its external affairs largely under Polish control.

Because the German authorities in Gda&#324;sk obstructed Polish trade and restricted Poles from settling in the city, the Polish government decided to build the nearby seaport of [[Gdynia]], which in the following years took the majority of total Polish exports. Meanwhile, the independent Free City with its surrounding district, which included the seaside spa of Zoppot ([[Sopot]]), issued its own stamps and currency bearing the legend, "Freie Stadt Danzig" and symbols of the city's maritime orientation and history.

Tensions arising from quarrels between Germany and Poland over control of the Free City served as a pretext for the German [[Polish_September_Campaign|invasion of Poland]] on [[September 1]], [[1939]] and the outbreak of [[World War II]]. The [[Jewish community]] in Gda&#324;sk took the opportunity to escape from the [[Nazis]] soon before the outbreak of the war. Polish defenders at the [[Westerplatte]] peninsula defended against the battleship ''[[German_battleship_Schleswig-Holstein|Schleswig-Holstein]]'' for nearly a week, while the [[Gdansk Post Office|Polish Post Office]] was bravely defended until its capture; its overwhelmed defenders were executed instead of imprisoned for the war's duration. Many members of Gda&#324;sk's Polish population were deported to the concentration camp in [[Stutthof]] or were directly executed at [[Piasnica]]. The Nazis' capture of the city resulted in its annexation into [[Nazi Germany]] and its incorporation into the [[Reichsgau]] [[Danzig-Westpreussen]].

The city was occupied by Polish and [[Soviet]] forces on [[March 30]], [[1945]] after a fierce battle with defending Germans which left 90% of the old city reduced to ruins. At the [[Yalta Conference|Yalta]] and the [[Potsdam Conference|Potsdam]] conferences, Gda&#324;sk was transferred to Poland along with the whole territory of the Free City. According to the terms of the Potsdam conference, Germans remaining in the city were expelled. Out of the Free City's pre-war population of 385,000, 285,000 lived in exile in Germany after the post-war migrations were over.

Many Poles impressed with Gda&#324;sk's historic prosperity came to rebuild the city from throughout Poland, especially from the regions of eastern Poland annexed by the Soviet Union. The Old City was rebuilt from its ruins during the [[1950s]] and [[1960s]]. Because of the development of its port and 3 major shipyards, Gdansk was a major shipping and industrial center of the [[Communist]] [[People's Republic of Poland]].

Gda&#324;sk was the scene of anti-government demonstrations which led to the downfall of Poland's communist leader [[Wladyslaw Gomulka]] in December [[1970]]. Ten years later the [[Gdansk Shipyard|Gda&#324;sk Shipyard]] was the birthplace of the [[Solidarity]] trade union movement, whose opposition to the government led to the end of communist party rule ([[1989]]); Solidarity's leader [[Lech Walesa|Lech Wa&#322;&#281;sa]] became the Polish president in [[1990]]. Today Gda&#324;sk remains a major industrial city and shipping port.

=== Historical population ===

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'''Historical population <br>of Gda&#324;sk'''

{| cellpadding=2 style="background:transparent;"

|-

| ca. 1000

| align="right" |

|1000

|-

| 1235

| align="right" |

|2,000

|-

| 1600

| align="right" |

|40,000

|-

| 1650

| align="right" |

|70,000

|-

| 1700

| align="right" |

|50,000

|-

| 1750

| align="right" |

|46,000

|-

| 1793

| align="right" |

|36,000

|-

| 1800

| align="right" |

|48,000

|-

| 1825

| align="right" |

|61,900

|-

| 1840

| align="right" |

|65,000

|-

| 1852

| align="right" |

|67,000

|-

| 1874

| align="right" |

|90,500

|-

| 1880

| align="right" |

|13,701

|-

| 1885

| align="right" |

|108,500

|-

| 1900

| align="right" |

| 140,600

|-

| 1910

| align="right" |

| 170,300

|-

| 1920

| align="right" |

| 360,000 (whole [[Free City of Gdansk|FCG]])

|-

| 1925

| align="right" |

| 210,300

|-

| 1939

| align="right" |

| 250,000

|-

| 1946

| align="right" |

| 118,000

|-

| 1950

| align="right" |

| ?

|-

| 1960

| align="right" |

| 286,900

|-

| 1970

| align="right" |

| 365,600

|-

| 1975

| align="right" |

| 421,000

|-

| 1980

| align="right" |

| 456,700

|-

| 1990

| align="right" |

| ?

|-

| 1994

| align="right" |

| 464,000

|-

| 2000

| align="right" |

| ?

|-

| 2002

| align="right" |

| 460,000

|-

|}

Compare: population of [[Tricity]]

</div>

==Economy==

''Main article: [[Economy of Gdansk]]''

[[Image:Neptune&amp;Eagle.JPG|thumb|[[Poseidon|Neptune]] statue at the Old Town]]

The city's industrial kaleidoscope is dominated by traditional lines of shipbuilding, the petrochemical and chemical industry, and food processing. The share of more high-tech sectors such as electronics, telecommunications, IT engineering, or cosmetics and pharmaceuticals is on the rise. Amber processing for the local economy is also prominent.

==Culture==

Gda&#324;sk was once an important center of culture. In the [[16th century]] it hosted Shakespearean theater on foreign tours. Currently, there is a ''Fundation Theatrum Gedanensis'' aimed at rebuilding the Shakespeare theater building on its traditional site in Gda&#324;sk. It is expected that Gda&#324;sk will have a permanent English language theater, as at present it is only an annual event.

[[Image:Krantor.JPG|thumb|right|The [[Motlawa|Mot&#322;awa]] River in Gda&#324;sk (2002)]]

==Tourism==

The city boasts many fine [[Hanseatic league]] buildings. The [[St. Mary's Church in Gdansk|St Mary's Church]] (''Marienkirche''/''Bazylika Mariacka''), a municipal church built in Gda&#324;sk in the 15th century, is one of the largest brick churches in the world.

On the [[Motlawa|Mot&#322;awa]] river the museum ship [[SS Soldek]] is anchored.

Gda&#324;sk is the starting point of the [[EuroVelo]] 9 cycle route which continues southward through Poland, then onto the [[Czech Republic]], [[Austria]], and [[Slovenia]] before it finally ends on the Adriatic Sea at [[Pula, Croatia|Pula]] in [[Croatia]].

== Tranportation ==

* [[Gdansk Lech Walesa Airport]]

* [[Port of Gdansk]]

== Sports ==

''Main article: [[Sports in Gdansk]]''

There are many popular professional sports teams in the Gda&#324;sk and Tricity area. Amateur sports are played by thousands of Gda&#324;sk citizens and also in schools of all levels (elementary, secondary, university).

== Politics and Local Government ==

''Main article: [[Politics of Gdansk]]''

Contemporary Gda&#324;sk is the capital of the Pomeranian province and is one of the major centres of economic and administrative life in Poland. Many important agencies of the state and local government levels have their main offices here: the Provincial Administration Office, the Provincial Government, the Ministerial Agency of the State Treasury, the Agency for Consumer and Competition Protection, the National Insurance regional office, the Court of Appeal, and the High Administrative Court.

===Regional center===

[[Gdansk Voivodship|Gda&#324;sk Voivodship]] was extended in [[1999]] to include most of [[Slupsk Voivodship|S&#322;upsk Voivodship]], the western part of [[Elblag Voivodship|Elbl&#261;g Voivodship]] and [[Chojnice County]] from [[Bydgoszcz Voivodship]] to form the new [[Pomeranian Voivodship]].

The area of the region was thus extended from 7,394 km&sup2; to 18,293 km&sup2; and the population rose from 1,333,800 (1980) to 2,198,000 (2000). By 1998, [[Tricity]] (greater Gda&#324;sk) constituted an absolute majority of the population; almost half of the inhabitants of the new region live in the centre.

== Education and Science ==

There are 10 universities with 60,436 students, of which 10,439 are graduates (2001).

* [[Gdansk University|Gda&#324;sk University]] (Uniwersytet Gda&#324;ski)

* [[Gdansk University of Technology|Gda&#324;sk University of Technology]] (Politechnika Gda&#324;ska)

* [[Medical Academy of Gdansk|Medical Academy]] (Akademia Medyczna)

* [[Physical Education Academy of Gdansk|Physical Education Academy]] (Akademia Wychowania Fizycznego im. J&#281;drzeja &#346;niadeckiego)

* [[Musical Academy of Gdansk|Musical Academy]] (Akademia Muzyczna im. Stanis&#322;awa Moniuszki)

* [[Arts Academy of Gdansk|Arts Academy]] (Akademia Sztuk Pi&#281;knych) [http://www.asp.gda.pl]

* Instytut Budownictwa Wodnego PAN

* Ateneum - Szko&#322;a Wy&#380;sza

* Gda&#324;ska Wy&#380;sza Szko&#322;a Humanistyczna

* Gda&#324;ska Wy&#380;sza Szko&#322;a Administracji

* Wy&#380;sza Szko&#322;a Bankowa

* Wy&#380;sza Szko&#322;a Spo&#322;eczno-Ekonomiczna

* Wy&#380;sza Szko&#322;a Turystyki i Hotelarstwa w Gda&#324;sku

* Wy&#380;sza Szko&#322;a Zarz&#261;dzania

=== Scientific and regional organizations ===

* [[Gdansk Scientific Society|Gda&#324;sk Scientific Society]]

* [[Baltic Institute]] (Instytut Ba&#322;tycki), established [[1925]] in [[Torun|Toru&#324;]], since [[1946]] (?) in Gda&#324;sk

== See also ==

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* [[List of modern neighbourhoods of Gdansk]]

* [[List of Dukes of Gdansk]]

* [[List of famous people born in Gdansk]]

* [[List of major corporations in Gdansk]]

* [[List of famous people living or working in Gdansk]]

* [[St. Mary's Church, Gdansk|St. Mary's Church]]

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== External links ==

* [http://www.gdansk.pl/index_us.asp?lang=us The Website of Gda&#324;sk Town Hall]

* [http://roots.gdansk.gda.pl/index_en.asp Together in Gda&#324;sk Again &#8212; Comprehensive information about Gda&#324;sk online]

* [http://www.gdansk.com/indexpl.html www.gdansk.com]

* [http://sabaoth.infoserve.pl/danzig-online/index3.html Freie Stadt Danzig]

* [http://www.airport.gdansk.pl Airport Gda&#324;sk-R&#281;biechowo]

* [http://www.trojmiasto.pl Tricity Regional Portal]

* [http://www.univ.gda.pl/pl Gda&#324;sk University]

* [http://www.firma.gda.pl Gda&#324;sk Companies]

* [http://www.gdansk-life.com Gdansk Life]

* [http://roots.gdansk.pl/en/postacie/burmistrzowie.asp Mayors of Gda&#324;sk]

* [http://www.gdansk.jewish.org.pl Gdansk jewish community]

* [http://www.gdanskie-organy.com Organs of Gda&#324;sk - History of pipe organs in Gda&#324;sk]

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