The title of an Honorary Citizen of Gdańsk (Polish: Honorowy Obywatel Gdańska) is conferred by the city authorities to persons who made significant contributions to the city of Gdańsk, irrespective of their place of birth or nationality. The first historically documented person who received the title was Wilhelm Baum in 1832. The legal basis for conferring this honour was the Prussian Act on Local Government from 1831, which introduced the term of an honorary citizen.
The title is purely symbolic and the recipients do not receive any financial awards. In the past, the recipients received a diploma and the city usually organized a ceremonial banquet to honour those who received the title.
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