Toruń

Summary

Toruń is a city with powiat rights in Poland^[1]. Toruń draws 714 Wikipedia views per month (city_with_powiat_rights_in_poland category, ranking #9 of 62).^[2]

Key Facts

• Toruń was a member of Związek Miast Nadwiślańskich^[3].
• Toruń was a member of Organization of World Heritage Cities^[4].
• Toruń is located in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship^[5].
• Toruń is in the country of Poland^[6].
• Toruń is on the body of water Vistula^[7].
• Toruń is on the body of water Drwęca^[8].
• Toruń's head of government is recorded as Paweł Gulewski^[9].
• Toruń's image is recorded as Torun panorama zza Wisly 2.jpg^[10].
• Toruń's continent is recorded as Europe^[11].
• Toruń's instance of is recorded as city with powiat rights in Poland^[12].
• Toruń's instance of is recorded as city^[13].
• Toruń's instance of is recorded as Hanseatic city^[14].
• Toruń's instance of is recorded as big city^[15].
• Toruń's flag image is recorded as POL Toruń flag.svg^[16].
• Toruń's coat of arms image is recorded as POL Toruń COA.svg^[17].
• Toruń's flag is recorded as flag of Toruń^[18].
• Toruń's twinned administrative body is recorded as Göttingen^[19].
• Toruń's twinned administrative body is recorded as Novo Mesto^[20].
• Toruń's twinned administrative body is recorded as Leiden^[21].
• Toruń's twinned administrative body is recorded as Hämeenlinna^[22].
• Toruń's twinned administrative body is recorded as Čadca^[23].
• Toruń's twinned administrative body is recorded as Swindon^[24].
• Toruń's twinned administrative body is recorded as Lutsk^[25].
• Toruń's twinned administrative body is recorded as Guilin^[26].
• Toruń's twinned administrative body is recorded as Pamplona^[27].

Body

Geography

Toruń is in the country of Poland^[6]. Toruń is located in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship^[5]. Adjacent water bodies include Vistula^[7], a river^[28], in Poland^[29] and Drwęca^[8], a river^[30], in Poland^[31]. Toruń's continent is recorded as Europe^[11].

Physical Characteristics

Population counts include {'amount': '+202591'}^[32], {'amount': '+202521'}^[33], {'amount': '+201447'}^[34], {'amount': '+198273'}^[35], {'amount': '+20000'}^[36], and {'amount': '+11000'}^[37].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include city with powiat rights in Poland^[12], city^[13], Hanseatic city^[14], and big city^[15].

History and Context

+1233-12-28T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Toruń^[38].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Toruń include Toruń gingerbread^[39]; Toruń Airport^[40], an airport^[41], in Poland^[42]; and 12999 Toruń^[43], an asteroid^[44].

Why It Matters

Toruń draws 714 Wikipedia views per month (city_with_powiat_rights_in_poland category, ranking #9 of 62).^[2] Toruń has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] Toruń is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

Entities named for Toruń include Toruń gingerbread^[39]; Toruń Airport^[40], an airport^[41], in Poland^[42]; and 12999 Toruń^[43], an asteroid^[44].