Go?dap : Poland
Go?dap (sometimes also spelt Go?dapia) is a Polish town and a seat of a powiat in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodship. It is located between the Szeskie Hills and the Puszcza Romnicka forest. It has a population of 13,600 (1998).
Historically the city has also been known as Goldap in German. At one time it also had a significant Lithuanian population which called the town Geldap? in Lithuanian.
History
The decision to found the city was made by Albert of Prussia in 1565. The first inhabitants arrived in 1566, from Lithuania. The city, located in a profitable location on the crossing of several trade routes, grew rapidly and by 1570 it was granted a city charter. A part of the Ducal Prussia, Goldap shared its fate. After The Deluge it became a part of Kingdom of Prussia and then, in 1871, of Imperial Germany.
