Torun Poland

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Parking lot, for sightseeing.
Overnight stay is questionable

polen 87-114 Thorn Altstädter Markt
Old Town Market / Rynek Staromiejski
Central Square in the heart of Torun´s Old Town.
In the middle is the town hall, a brick four-wing complex of 56*44m with a bell tower.
The square is su. . . FURTHER . . .

polen 87-113 Thorn Neustädter Markt
New Town Market / Rynek Nowomiejski
The square is surrounded by beautiful town houses from the 15th century.
In house no. 8 there has been an inn since 1489. Around 1700, the ´Zur Blauen Schürze´ inn was redesigned in the baroque style.

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It shows the life and work of legal scholar Tony Halik.
Focus on the collection consisting of:
Amazon Indian photographs and artifacts,
Latin American and Asian headgear
African jewelry and textiles

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The patrician house was built in the 14th century as a business and warehouse for the Esken family.
Today it houses part of the district museum. It shows exhibits on the archeology of the region and the history of Thorn.

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It is probably the house where Copenicus was born, as the house belonged to his parents at the time.
Today there is a museum in it that deals with the life and work of the great astronomer.

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It is housed in a rotunda from the 18th century belonging to Thorner´s gas works.
Matching Copernicus, it shows a lot of information about the starry sky.

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In 2000, the Vistula boat ´Katazynka´ found its resting place here on land. It had been taking passengers to the Observation Deck since 1969.

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The astronomer made the sun stand still and the earth move.
He spent many years of his life here.

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The promenade and shopping street represents the connection between the old town and the new town market.

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It deals with the 500 year old history of gingerbread in Thorn.

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Gastronomic establishments are located on the terraced banks of the Vistula. Round trips on the Vistula take place from the jetty. There is also a shuttle service to the viewing terrace on the opposite side.

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The Ordensburg, built around 1260, replaced a wooden fortress about 8km downstream.
It is said to have been built from 620,000 bricks and occupies an area of ​​2,300 square meters. As . . . FURTHER . . .

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The brick construction began at the end of the 13th century. A church tower was added in the middle of the 14th century, but it collapsed in 1406. By the year 1433 the new tower with a height of 52m w. . . FURTHER . . .

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Thorner Protestants began construction in 1753, which according to the building permit was not allowed to look like a church. So the tower was simply left out.
The tower was then placed in front o. . . FURTHER . . .

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The building was built between 1309 and 1324. The tower is almost 50m high.
Worth seeing are the Gothic wall paintings, the paintings and sculptures from the 14th and 15th centuries, the baroque main altar and a Renaissance organ.

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The original building of the Franciscan mendicant order dates back to 1236. The church got its present shape through reconstructions in the years 1350 - 70.