#16: Danzig → Gdańsk (Poland)
This Baltic port has worn many flags and names. Known as Danzig under German rule, it returned to Poland after World War II as Gdańsk. The name restored the Polish spelling and heritage of a city long torn between nations. Decades later, Gdańsk would again make history as the birthplace of the Solidarity movement; another form of reclamation, this time political.
The shift from Danzig to Gdańsk isn’t just about maps; it’s about belonging reclaimed through resilience.