Toruń is an ancient city in northern Poland, on the Vistula River.
Listed on the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites since 1997, Toruń has many monuments of architecture beginning from the Middle Ages, including 200 military structures. The city is famous for having preserved almost intact its medieval spatial layout and many Gothic buildings, all built from brick, including monumental churches, the Town Hall and many burgher houses.
The medieval old town of Toruń is the birthplace of the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.
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