Old Town (Torun)

The Old Town in Torun ( Polish: Stare Miasto ), or Old Torun - the oldest part of the Polish city of Torun .

UNESCO World Heritage Site
The medieval part of the city of Torun [* 1]
Medieval Town of Toruń [* 2]
Old Torun, view from the Vistula
A country	Poland
Type of	Cultural
Criteria	(ii) (iv)
Link	835
Region [* 3]	Europe and North America
Turning on	1997 (21st session)

The territory of the Old Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site , it preserved vivid examples of brick Gothic architecture ( St. Mary's Church , Toruń Town Hall , the Castle of the Teutonic Order , Copernicus House , philistine houses). ^[1] In 1853, a monument to Copernicus , a native of Torun, was erected in the center of the Old Town.

The city dates back to the 13th century , when the Teutonic Order built a fortress here for the Christianization of Prussia ^[2] . The settlement near the castle was called “Torun” and acquired the rights of the city in 1233 . In the 1250 - 1260s, Franciscans and Dominicans settled here. In the XIV century, the city ​​joined the Hanseatic League , which influenced the development of the city.

The Old Town is separated by a moat and a river, the city ​​walls with numerous gates have also been preserved. In the center is the Old Market Square with the town hall .