Gdańsk, Danzig: Was prince Mieszko the first to land there?

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Google Maps shows "Gulf of Danzig" instead of "Gulf of Gdansk"

I thought "Gdansk" was now the internationally recognised description of this area!??

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  Gulf of Danzig (instead of Gulf of Gdansk)
  

Archaeological discovery in Gdańsk. In the cellars of the former seat of the city magistrate, remains of Slavic settlements from the 10th century and ceramics have been discovered. Prof. Waldemar Ossowski, director of the Museum of Gdańsk estimated that the city was founded 60 years earlier than previously claimed.

"The remains under the Main Town Hall unquestionably indicate the foundation of Gdańsk in 930" - he said.

"Radiocarbon dating gave a result between the years 911 and 951, while dendrochronology indicated the year 930" - emphasized the spokesman for the Museum of Gdańsk.

First of all, no one destroyed those remains in the 14th century, perhaps because they stabilized structures erected on a wetland. Secondly, the embankment is in peat, which perfectly preserves organic material" - explained Prof. Ossowski. The third reason was that the find was found in a wetland, and the water, according to the professor, also preserves the wood intact. He added that such a valuable find would be best buried for the time being, so that it would survive in the state in which it has survived for over 1,000 years, until there is an idea how to show it to visitors permanently and without risk.

(source: "Nauka w Polsce"; naukawpolsce.pl/aktualnosci/news%2C94792%2Carcheologiczne-odkrycie-postarzylo-gdansk-o-60-lat-aktl.html)