Editing Frombork (section)

===Modern history===
Frombork suffered destruction and heavy population losses during the [[Polish–Swedish wars]]. Between 1626 and 1635 it was occupied by [[Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden]] who looted the cathedral and shipped many cultural artifacts, including Copernicus' manuscripts to [[Swedish Empire|Sweden]]. Further destruction followed during the [[Deluge (history)|Deluge]] (Swedish invasion of Poland of 1655–1660), the [[Great Northern War]] and the [[War of the Fourth Coalition]].<ref name="Serwis"/>

[[File:Domberg Frauenburg.jpg|thumb|View of the Cathedral Hill in the 1930s]]
After the [[First Partition of Poland]] (1772) the town was taken over by the [[Kingdom of Prussia]] and in 1773 it became part of the newly established province of [[East Prussia]]. Following the unsuccessful Polish [[November Uprising]], hundreds of Polish insurgents, including professors and students of the [[Wilno University]], were interned in the town in 1832.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kasparek|first=Norbert|editor-last=Katafiasz|editor-first=Tomasz|year=2014|title=Na tułaczym szlaku... Powstańcy Listopadowi na Pomorzu|language=pl|location=Koszalin|publisher=Muzeum w Koszalinie, Archiwum Państwowe w Koszalinie|pages=174, 176|chapter=Żołnierze polscy w Prusach po upadku powstania listopadowego. Powroty do kraju i wyjazdy na emigrację}}</ref> With the [[unification of Germany]] in 1871, Frauenburg became part of the [[German Empire]]. The ''[[Preußische Ostbahn]]'' railway line was opened in 1899 connecting [[Elbląg|Elbing]] (present-day Elbląg) and [[Braniewo|Braunsberg]] (present-day Braniewo) via Frauenburg, leading further to the Russian border at [[Chernyshevskoye|Eydtkuhnen]] (present-day Chernyshevskoye). Passenger services on the railway line ceased in early 2006.{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}

After German surrender in [[World War II]],  sovereignty over the town was ceremoniously transferred to Polish authorities on August 5, 1945.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://www.vffow.de/assets/downloads/dateien/Pr.%20Holland-Die%20Wende%201945_Diss.pdf|title=PREUßISCH HOLLAND/PASLEK – DIE WENDE DES JAHRES 1945. DIE VERTREIBUNG/AUSSIEDLUNG DER DEUTSCHEN BEVÖLKERUNG 1945-1947|author=Joanna Ewa Wisniewska|pages=91}}</ref> The unilateral Soviet transfer of power to Poland was accepted according to the [[Potsdam Agreement]], however, under preliminary terms. Towards and after the end of [[World War II]] the German inhabitants had either [[Evacuation of East Prussia|been evacuated]] or [[Expulsion of Germans from Poland after World War II|expelled]] in accordance with the [[Potsdam Agreement]]. The town was resettled by [[Polish people|Poles]], many of whom were expelleés from [[Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union]].

In 1959, Frombork regained its city rights. Having been heavily (70%){{citation needed|date=October 2022}} damaged in World War II, it was rebuilt by Polish [[Związek Harcerstwa Polskiego|Boy Scouts]] and others in 1966–1973, in time for the 500th anniversary of Copernicus' birth. Between 1975 and 1998 Frombork was part of the [[Elbląg Voivodeship]].

Today, Frombork is regaining its importance as a tourist destination, aided by its key location just south of the frontier with the Russian [[Kaliningrad Oblast]]. Although the railway through Frombork closed in 2006, the port has seasonal ferry connections with [[Elbląg]], [[Krynica Morska]] and [[Kaliningrad]].{{citation needed|date=October 2022}}
[[File:Port we Fromborku.JPG|thumb|Frombork's small port on the [[Vistula Lagoon]]]]