HERITAGE RECORD · 835

Medieval Town of Toruń

中世纪古镇托伦

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

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.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ9390606 ↗

Area48 ha

Administrative areaQ47554

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(ii)An important interchange of human values in architecture, technology, arts, town planning or landscape design.

(iv)An outstanding example of a building, ensemble or landscape illustrating a significant stage in human history.

Cultural archive

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Brief synthesis Toruń in northern Poland is a remarkably well preserved example of a medieval European trading and administrative centre, located on the Vistula River.

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