Torun is a city on the Vistula River in north-central Poland's Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, with a population of 196,935 as of December 2021. First settled in the 8th century and expanded by the Teutonic Knights in 1233, it grew into a major medieval trade center and briefly served as Poland's capital in 1809 during the Napoleonic era; it is the birthplace of astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus, born there in 1473, and its medieval Old Town became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1997 and one of the Seven Wonders of Poland in 2007, renowned today for its gingerbread tradition and the Camerimage film festival.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Elevation (m) Latitude53.016667 degrees north 2 In the Other Atlases
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Source Nicolaus Copernicus (Wikipedia)Infobox: birth_placeQuote, Infobox: birth_place
Toruń, Thorn, Royal Prussia, Poland
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1. Torun (Wikipedia)
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Its population was 196,935 as of December 2021.
2. Torun (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 53.016667, longitude 18.616667
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 59 m
P2046 (area)
area 115.75 sq km
P571 (inception)
inception 1233
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Wikidata Q47554, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source Torun (Wikipedia)
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