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SOMETHING TO REMEMHER

Gunther Grass wrote several books about Danzig/Gdansk, correctly naming the city according to the time period described. This policy is one that we have attempted to follow. In the 1997 Danziqer Hauskalender, the editor has quoted Paul Simson in Band 3 of his Geschichte der Stadt Danzig (also in the 1986 Houskalender) with these designations during these periods of history :

997      Gyddanyzc        1148 Kdanzc                1178 Gdanzc                        1209 Danzk
1220    Gdanizc             1220 Gdanzk                1224 Gdanensis                  1224 Dancek
1227    Gdancz              1227 Gdansk                1227 Gdanzk                         1238 Danczk
1247     Danensi           1248 Danzeke              1249 Danczk                          1253 Danense
1262     Danzch             1263 Danceke              1272 Danzceke                    1298 Gedanensis
1299     Gadanz             1301 Gdanczk              1209 Danzik                           1310 Danch
1310     Gdansco           1310 Dancike              1327 Gdansko                       1328 Dantzeke
1331     Dntzig                1332 Dancz                   1333 Gedanczk                     1346 Danczik
1347     Danck                 1348 Dantzk                1385 Dantczig                        1397 Danzig
1402     Gdantzk            1427 Dantczk              1431 Dantczik                        1454 Danczke
1525     Danntczick       1530 Dantzigk            1555 Danntzizigk

Please be prepared for a quiz in the morning.

“Thanks and a tip of the Hatlo hat” to Walt Kohibach. We know, of course, that this sort of thing never happens! (Two cents for first class?? Wow Walt, you sure keep stuff fora long time!)

END REPORT #98

 

Danzig Report Vol. 1 - Nr. 98 - January - February - March - 1998, Page 22.