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Toruń

Also known as Thorn

Toruń is a city on the Vistula in northern Poland. Founded by the Teutonic Order in 1233 under the German name Thorn, it became a prosperous Hanseatic town. Its citizens joined the revolt against the Order in 1454, and the Second Peace of Thorn of 1466 placed it under the Polish crown; it passed to Prussia in 1793 and returned to Poland in 1920. The birthplace of Nicolaus Copernicus, its medieval old town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Toruń
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Mentioned in 2 state histories

State of the Teutonic OrderRoyal Prussia

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Toruń. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/torun
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