Thorn

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Thorn is a historic city on the Vistula River, now known as Toruń in Poland, renowned for its well-preserved medieval architecture and as the birthplace of astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former name of Toruń ⓘ
historic city ⓘ
medieval town ⓘ
country Poland ⓘ
culturalSpecialty gingerbread (Toruń gingerbread) ⓘ
currentName Toruń ⓘ
foundedAs Teutonic Knights’ stronghold ⓘ
foundedBy Teutonic Order ⓘ
grantedTownRightsBy Teutonic Order ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Thorn (German name) ⓘ
Toruń ⓘ
heritageDesignation UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
heritageDesignationYear 1997 ⓘ
heritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site (Old Town of Toruń) ⓘ
historicalAffiliation German Empire ⓘ
Kingdom of Poland ⓘ
Prussia ⓘ
Royal Prussia ⓘ
historicalEvent First Peace of Thorn (1411) ⓘ
Second Peace of Thorn (1466) ⓘ
Thirteen Years’ War (as a contested city) ⓘ
linked to: Thirteen Years' War
historicalTownLaw Chełmno law ⓘ
knownFor Gothic brick architecture ⓘ
birthplace of Nicolaus Copernicus ⓘ
medieval Old Town ⓘ
well-preserved medieval architecture ⓘ
languageHistoricallyUsed German ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
Polish ⓘ
locatedIn Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship ⓘ
Vistula River valley ⓘ
linked to: Vistula region

north-central Poland ⓘ
locatedOn Vistula River ⓘ
memberOf Hanseatic League ⓘ
notablePersonBornHere Nicolaus Copernicus ⓘ
notableStructure Cathedral Basilica of St. John the Baptist and St. John the Evangelist ⓘ
Gothic city walls ⓘ
Leaning Tower of Toruń ⓘ
Nicolaus Copernicus House ⓘ
Old Town Hall ⓘ
ruins of the Teutonic Castle in Toruń ⓘ
partOf State of the Teutonic Order ⓘ
historic region of Prussia ⓘ
region Kuyavia ⓘ
Pomerania ⓘ
urbanFeature defensive walls and gates ⓘ
market square ⓘ
medieval street layout ⓘ

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