Toruń

Poland / Kujawsko-Pomorskie / Torun /
 city, second-level administrative division, draw only border, UNESCO World Heritage Site

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Toruń (['tɔruɲ] German: Thorn Kashubian: Torń, see also other names) is a city in northern Poland, on the Vistula River. Population (2006) was 196,844. The medieval town, the birthplace of Nicolaus Copernicus, is listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Previously the capital of Toruń Voivodeship (1975-98) and Pomeranian Voivodeship (1921-39), since 1999 Toruń has been one of two capitals of Kujawy-Pomerania Province. Toruń forms, with Bydgoszcz, 45 km away, the Bydgoszcz-Toruń urban agglomeration. In September 2004, Bydgoszcz Medical School, in Bydgoszcz, joined Toruń's Nicolaus Copernicus University as its Collegium Medicum.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toruń
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Coordinates:   53°0'50"N   18°36'6"E

Comments

  • I love this place. It is one of the most beautiful city in Poland. Old Town, university, birdh-place of Nicolaus Copernicus, nice people... - you have to see Toruń!!
  • One of the most beautiful cities in the region, especially during summer! Great place to visit and live :)
  • Toruń is beautiful, full of green places town. It's surrounded by hills and woods.