Medieval Town of Toruń World Heritage Site

Official name

Medieval Town of Toruń | UNESCO

Country

Poland | Map

Continent

Europe

Location

City and County of Toruń, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodship
53.1050° Lat, 18.6041° Lon | Map

Code

835

Time Zone

Europe/Warsaw (CET, +0100)

Current Time

Category

Cultural

Description

Inscribed 1997. Torun owes its origins to the Teutonic Order, which built a castle there in the mid-13th century as a base for the conquest and evangelization of Prussia. It soon developed a commercial role as part of the Hanseatic League. In the Old and New Town, the many imposing public and private buildings from the 14th and 15th centuries (among them the house of Copernicus) are striking evidence of Torun's importance.