Torun
From World travel guide
Toruń - (Kashubian: Torń, German: Thorn) is a beautiful, medieval city in North-Western Poland, situated on the Vistula river. In all, as of the last census (2004), it has 208,386 inhabitants.
One of the capitals of the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodship (since 1999), previously the capital of the Toruń Voivodship (1975-1998) and the Pomeranian Voivodship (1921-1939), the city is located near the Geographic Center of Europe.
Toruń's medieval Old Town or Starowka is on the UNESCO World Heritage List
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In 1473 the world famous astronomor Nicolaus Copernicus was born in Toruń. There is a museum dedicated to him and his work in the Old Town, ul. Kopernika 15-17.
Old Town
Toruń's medieval Old Town or Starowka is on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
==Do==
- See everything in the Starowka or Old town, including the Krzywa Wieża, Ratusz, both Old and New Town Squares, Dwor Artusa, just to mention a few.
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WikiPedia:Toruń Dmoz:Europe/Poland/Voivodships/Kuyavia_and_Pomerania/Torun
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