![]() ![]() The word "Gaborone" literally means "it does not fit badly" - The "s" was dropped in 1969. Other major decision points were its central location among the major tribes, and its independence from association with those surrounding tribes. However Gaberones was chosen because of its proximity to fresh water and its proximity to the railway to Pretoria. When Botswana gained its independence in 1966, Lobatse was proposed to be Botswana's capital. ![]() The capital of the Bechuanaland Protectorate moved from Mafeking to Gaberones in 1965. Gaborone is one of the newest and fast growing cities in the world, situated in the south east corner of Botswana, itself a new country. Today Gdansk is an important educational and cultural centre for Poland with such organisations as University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk University of Technology, the National Museum, the Gdańsk Shakespeare Theatre, the Museum of World War II and the Polish Baltic Philharmonic all based in the city. This was the start of the end of Soviet rule in Poland. In 1980 the Solidarity movement commenced in the Gdansk shipyards. The city returned to Polish sovereignty but under Soviet rule after the war. This political instability set the scene for the invasion of Poland by Germany in 1939 and its name was changed to Danzig. ![]() In the period between the two world wars, the city and its multi-ethnic make-up lay in a disputed area between Poland and the Weimar Republic. It has always been a major seaport and shipbuilding town but its proximity to the German nation has been a huge factor in its history. With a population of just under half a million, it is the centre of a metropolitan area of 1.4 million people making it Poland's fourth largest city.įound in the tenth century, Gdansk has had a turbulent history. Gdańsk lies at the mouth of the Motława River, part of the Vistula delta on the Baltic coast of Poland. ![]()
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