Monday, May 4, 2015

Hanseatic city of Gdansk | Poland


Postcard
Gdansk is Poland's 6th largest city, situated in the Northern part of Poland, with a port near the Baltic Sea. Gdańsk, also known under its German name Danzig, had belonged to the Hanseatic League since the middle of the 14th century.
 
The Artus Court (Dwór Artusa), named after the famous King Arthur, was used to be the meeting place of merchants and a centre of social life. It’s origins dates back to the 14th century.

Stamps
Europa stamps 2005 and 2007. 

1 comments:

Maria said...

It's always nice to see postcards from Poland showing these colorful buildings. I received a few, I think I have one from Gdansk too :)

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