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Talk:Gdynia/Archive1 A few typos: Someone's working on this page right now. Rather than try and make changes at the same time, I'll leave these notes regarding typos: 1. "Many Gdynians also studied on other Tricity universities." should probably say "at other" 2. "The city was constructed later that the seaport." should say "than the" 3. "despite that the previous German name" "despite the fact that the"

feel free to my notes once the typos are fixed. :) --Krupo 05:08, 29 Apr 2004 (UTC)

Contents 1 Bolding 2 Gdynia history 3 Please do NOT promote the Nazi names 4 Clod 5 Sights and tourist attractions 6 ?

[edit] Bolding

Can anyone explain to me why the obscure name of Gidigen needs to be bold ? But not Gotternhaffen or the other name. I could understand the bolding in Gdansk but not for Gdynia since it is a Polish City and almost has no german connection except for a Village a long long time ago.24.2.152.139

[edit] Gdynia history

Since Gdynia used to be a village, wouldn't be better to refer to history of Pomerania in Gdynia History and mention only the facts that had meaning for Gdynia there?

The fact, that the province used to have rich past, doesn't really matter, if Gdynia wasn't any center at all. Cautious 07:54, 5 Apr 2004 (UTC)

Remove most of the following paragraph: "Gdynia, as part of Eastern Pomerania, was part of the loose confederation of Slavic tribes that would later be called Poland from ca. 990–1308. After the Northern Crusades it became a state of the Teutonic Order (1308–1454/66), but afterwards fell to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (1466–1772). At the Partitions of Poland of 1772 it was annexed into the Kingdom of Prussia (1772–1919), and as part of Prussia became part of the German Empire (1870–1919). After World War One it was assigned as part of the Polish Corridor to Poland (1919–1945), and was re-annexed by Nazi Germany at the start of World War Two in 1939. Gdynia finally became a part of modern Poland in 1945. Its name during the centuries it was under German rule was Gdingen. "

Focus only on facts, that had meaning for Gdynia itself. Cautious 08:09, 5 Apr 2004 (UTC)

So, if I get you right, it's the following paragraph that you want to remove?

Gdynia, as part of Eastern Pomerania, was part of the loose confederation of Slavic tribes that would later be called Poland from ca. 990–1308. After the Northern Crusades it became a state of the Teutonic Order (1308–1454/66), but afterwards fell to the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth (1466–1772). At the Partitions of Poland of 1772 it was annexed into the Kingdom of Prussia (1772–1919), and as part of Prussia became part of the German Empire (1870–1919). After World War One it was assigned as part of the Polish Corridor to Poland (1919–1945), and was re-annexed by Nazi Germany at the start of World War Two in 1939. Gdynia finally became a part of modern Poland in 1945. Its name during the centuries it was under German rule was Gdingen.

--Ruhrjung 08:11, 5 Apr 2004 (UTC)

Yes, with the reference to the history of the province. Of course, if i.e. Prussian King acted in Gdynia, we should mention it, but otherwise not. Cautious 08:16, 5 Apr 2004 (UTC)

OK, so what about the following?

Gdynia as a Pomeranian (Kashubian) fishers village is first mentioned in 1253, although Oksywie, now part of Gdynia, was mentioned even earlier in 1209. In the years 1382–1772 Gdynia belonged to the Cistercian abbey in Oliwa.

In 1870 Gdynia had some 1200 inhabitants. It was a popular tourist spot with several guesthouses, restaurants, cafes, a couple of brick houses and small harbour with pier for small trading ships. The first Kashubian mayor of Gdynia was Jan Radtke.

After the Treaty of Versailles (1919), Gdynia belonged to those parts of former Royal Prussia, that were transferred to the restaurated Poland and made the Pomeranian Voivodship. The neighboring Danzig (now: Gdansk), Poland's main seaport, was made the Free City of Danzig under the League of Nations.

--Ruhrjung 08:38, 5 Apr 2004 (UTC)

Very good! However, Radtke was not a major, since Gdynia wasn't a city. What is the English/German/Polish titule for the chief of the village? Polish is wojt, the street is named: Wojta Radtkego.Cautious 09:30, 5 Apr 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Please do NOT promote the Nazi names

Ertz why do you feel the need to remove the fact that Gottenhafen was renamed during Nazi Occupation and why do you feel the need to bold the name of a 100% Polish City which almost has no German connection whatsoever ??

24.2.152.139 03:03, 6 Apr 2004 (UTC)

There is no need to discuss the Nazi times names in the header, or in the intro article. this is less importnant fact, and it is already discussed in the history section, below in the article. We don't have to promote the Nazi names in Wikipedia, and such promotional activity should be considered very rude and offensive. PolishPoliticians 02:27, 22 Jul 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Clod

Can someone explain what "clod" is intended to mean in this context? Wikipedia, dictionary.com, Google and my old paper dictionary are all drawing blanks, except to refer to lumps of dirt or people of similar intelligence to lumps of dirt. I don't think that's quite what we're on about here, though I might be wrong... in any case, there's got to be a better way to put it than "a large clod room".

Anyway, I've gone through and edited for grammar and a more encyclopaedic style -- I hope I haven't stepped on anybody's toes. JK 13:10, 25 Oct 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Sights and tourist attractions

Don't you think that plot Sights and tourist attractions should be higher ? It's just 6th point ! I think that this information is much more important and of course much more interesting than education, Sports and Politics... Maybe we should place this plot as 2nd or 3rd point ??? What are yours opinion ?

[edit] ?

In 1938 Gdynia was the largest and most modern seaport on the Baltic Sea, Does this mean it overtook the Free City of Danzig? Or is there a technicality here?--155.247.166.29 10:08, 24 October 2006 (UTC)