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Twin town of Göttingen - Torun
1233 founded
Torun is situated at the middle part of the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Province above the river Vistula, in the eastern part of the Torun basin, where the three historical regions meet – it borders in the south on Kujawy, in the north on Chelmno and in the east on Drweca Valley and Dobrzyn.
209.000 citizens of those 40.000 students
Typical for the town: Nikolaus Copernicus birthplace, the Gotic, Lebkuchen, Hanseatic town
International events: the International Theatre Festival, Probaltica - Music and Art Festival of the Baltic States, Song of Songs Festival - the International Ecumenical Festival of Christian Music, International Puppet Theatre Festival, International Summer Festival Torun Music and Architecture, Haendel Festival, the Festival of Science and Art
Twin Towns apart from Göttingen: Philadelphia, Leiden, Hämeenlinna, Kaliningrad, Cadca, Swindon
'Torun is one of Poland's prettiest towns that has cultivated for nearly 800 years traditional economy and cosmopolitanism. The gothic buildings of Thorn's old town have been listed since 1997 at the World Culture and Natural Heritage of UNESCO, this attests the century-long economical, cultural and intellectual contacts with leading European city associations that were united in the Hanesatic City Association. Among the splendid historical buildings in Thorn one can admire a lot: the old town town hall, Patrician houses, which are the best preserved complexes of gothic housing architecture in North Europe, Copernicus house - a grand house from the 15th century, probably the birthplace of the great astronomer. Thorn's beauty is underlined by numerous churches, whose silhouettes fit into the picturesque town panorama. Here is the cathedral of the Holy Johannes with the late gothic triptych in the high altar and the above hanging crucifix from the 14th century and the wall paintings at the presbytery from the 14th century with the Last Judgement and the crucifixion scene as well as the Kopernikus chapel with the epitaph of Nikolaus Kopernikus at the south nave, the Jakobs Church that is considered as one of the most splendid medieval churches in North Poland, the former Franciscan Church dof Assumption Day from the 14th century, the first very spacious church in Pommerellen with a 27m high hall, the former Protestant Holy Ghost Church with rococo interior. The people of Thorn, who have for centuries build prosperous bands with Europe's outstanding cities still cultivate that tradition today. Testimony is the membership in the Bund of the Neue Hanse, the co-operation with the twin-towns: the German Göttingen, Dutch Leiden, Finish Hameenlinna, with the Russian Kaliningrad and the Slovak Cadca and the North-American Philadelphia.
The university, named after the great astronomer, continuous the tradition of the former Stefan-Bathory-University in Wilna, whose professors founded the Thorn academy in 1945; they found here an excellent climate for scientific work. The fruits of the so-called Thorner Konservierungsschule or the University Centre for Astronomy - to only name two examples - is known and being appreciated by the world.
Thorn is also a town of artists and cultural animators whose talents represent for the Copernicus town characteristic atmosphere the creative activities.
For this and to admire the gothic elaborate cared for beauty of the town or to breath in the matchless colourful culture hassle and busstle of this town, every year ca 2 million tourist travel to this town. The always hospitable Thorn invites those who know the town to come again and those who haven't seen the town as yet.'
Excerpts from Hanse.org
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