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The Vistula Lagoon: Poland's Lost Naval Ambition
In the aftermath of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth's golden age, one ambitious project aimed to restore Polish maritime power: the Vistula Lagoon canal through the Vistula Spit. This episode explores the 16th and 17th-century efforts to build a direct water route to the Baltic Sea, bypassing the Prussian-controlled port of Gdańsk. We delve into the engineering challenges, the political intrigue involving the Hanseatic League and the Teutonic Order's successors, and the eventual failure that left Poland landlocked for centuries. Discover the forgotten figure of engineer Józef…
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