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Toruń

Eastern Europe

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.

Facts
Population
196,935 1
Area (sq km)
115.75 2
Founding Year
1233 2
Elevation (m)
59 2
Latitude
53.016667 degrees north 2
Longitude
18.616667 degrees east 2
Elevation Band
Lowland 3
Climate Zone
Temperate 4
Time Zone
UTC+01:00 5
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Source Nicolaus Copernicus (Wikipedia)Infobox: birth_place
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Toruń, Thorn, Royal Prussia, Poland
Sources
1. Torun (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead section
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Its population was 196,935 as of December 2021.
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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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3. GeoNames: Toruń - GeoNames
GeoNamesPlace record, elevation
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Elevation ca. 51 m
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4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 53.25, 18.75
Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 53.25, 18.75
53.25 18.75 Cfb
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5. GeoNames: Toruń - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 3083271
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53.01375 18.59814 P PPL PL 73 0463 046301 196935 51 Europe/Warsaw
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Wikidata: Torun
Wikidata Q47554, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source
Torun (Wikipedia)
In Group: Cities of Eastern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregionView the Source
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