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Fun fact 4 about Gdańsk

Calle Dlugie Pobrzeze, Gdansk, Polonia, 2013-05-20, DD 06
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In 1871, Danzig became the first city in Continental Europe to establish a sewer system with wastewater treatment.

Gdańsk
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Gdańsk

Poland

Country
Poland
Population
471.5K
Coordinates
54.35, 18.65
497th most populous city in the world

Gdańsk is a city on the Baltic coast of northern Poland, and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. With a population of 486,492, it is Poland's sixth-largest city and its major seaport.

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