Dantzig, Newfoundland and Labrador

Dantzig (Also known as Dantzic or Danzick) was a small town on the tip of the Burin Peninsula in Newfoundland and Labrador. It was likely named after the city of Gdańsk in Poland. The population was reported as 29 in the 1869 census. The population had declined to just two families in 1928 and the town was abandoned soon after.[1]

Dantzig, Newfoundland and Labrador is located in Newfoundland
Dantzig, Newfoundland and Labrador
Location of Dantzig in Newfoundland

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  1. ^ Smallwood, Joseph R. (1967). Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. Newfoundland Book Publishers Ltd. p. 592. ISBN 9780969342243.

46°59′11″N 55°58′24″W / 46.98639°N 55.97333°W / 46.98639; -55.97333