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Bydgoszcz–Toruń metropolitan area

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Despite the fact that these two cities are integrating gradually, they have been in a great competition through the centuries. In September 2004 the Medical Academy in Bydgoszcz joined
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The postwar growth of the cities and the new political administrative landscape led to application of the term "Bydgoszcz-Toruń metropolitan area" which first appeared in the 1960s.
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This would change only in the year of 1938, when Bydgoszcz was moved from the Poznań to the Pomeranian Voivodeship, soon to take the role of the capital of the whole region.
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Depending on the calculation method and on what is the exact area taken into consideration, the total population varies from between about 600,000 and 800,000 inhabitants.
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were signed. The two were parts of different administrative units for centuries, starting as Polish and Teutonic settlements, then becoming the biggest cities of
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as Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz. Although not without some controversy, this is usually considered as an important step in the integration process.
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in the area. Both cities hosted sessions of the Polish Parliament, i.e. Bydgoszcz in 1520, and Toruń in 1576 and 1626. It is also where
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The total population of the two biggest cities combined (Bydgoszcz + Toruń), excluding adjacent communities:
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The main sights of the agglomeration are the old towns of Bydgoszcz and Toruń, with the latter listed as a
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clubs are among the most accomplished speedway clubs in the country and contest the
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in Bydgoszcz, operated at the site of a former Nazi German arms factory.
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Bydgoszcz and Toruń host major museums and art galleries, including the
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European Museum of Money at the former Polish Royal Mint in Bydgoszcz
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The metropolitan area is rich in historic architecture ranging from
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Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz of the Nicolaus Copernicus University
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Andrzej Szwalbe Collection of Historical Pianos at the palace in
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enjoy the largest following in the metropolitan area. The
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Historically, Bydgoszcz and Toruń were the most important
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From top, left to right: Aerial view of the Old Town in
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Urban area in Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Poland
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indoor arena in Bydgoszcz, one of the arenas of the
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The Dybów Castle was the place where in 1454 King 340: 330: 309: 292: 284: 279: 271: 260: 255: 247: 242: 232: 214: 196: 32: 690:, one of two largest such collections in Poland 528:Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology 1374: 1304:Acta Universitatis Nicolai Copernici Ekonomia 748:2014 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship 445:2020: 545,197 inhabitants (344,091 + 201,106) 442:1995: 590,716 inhabitants (386,056 + 204,660) 439:1960: 336,913 inhabitants (232,007 + 104,906) 8: 436:1955: 294,594 inhabitants (202,044 + 92,550) 433:1950: 243,161 inhabitants (162,524 + 80,637) 430:1946: 202,699 inhabitants (134,614 + 68,085) 427:1939: 224,275 inhabitants (143,075 + 81,200) 424:1931: 171,808 inhabitants (117,528 + 54,280) 421:1920: 121,354 inhabitants (84,054 + 37,300) 418:1910: 103,923 inhabitants (57,696 + 46,227) 1381: 1367: 1058:3 Polish Championships (1990, 2014, 2023) 752: 728:, one of the fiercest speedway rivalries. 415:1900: 81,839 inhabitants (52,204 + 29,635) 29: 523:Casimir the Great University in Bydgoszcz 1109: 638:, covering a set of privileges for the 518:Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń 335:Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport 329: 291: 278: 254: 241: 195: 174: 50: 682:Under the Star Tenement House in Toruń 587:, saline and spa parks are declared a 1257:Chronologia sejmów polskich 1493–1793 1232: 1230: 1228: 1226: 1224: 339: 308: 283: 270: 259: 251:2,917 km (1,126 sq mi) 246: 231: 213: 7: 1335: 1333: 1410:Kuyavian-Pomeranian geography stubs 657:. The more unique museums include: 182:Bydgoszcz city and Toruń city (red) 1353:. 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Bydgoszcz-Toruń
Aerial view of the Old Town in Bydgoszcz
Szeroka Street in the Old Town of Toruń, a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Old Palace in Ostromecko
Aerial view of Fordon, Bydgoszcz
Train station in Solec Kujawski
Suburban area of Osielsko
Spa town of Ciechocinek
Bydgoszcz
Toruń
Ostromecko
Old Fordon
Solec Kujawski
Osielsko
Ciechocinek
Bydgoszcz city and Toruń city (red) Bydgoszcz County and Toruń County (orange)
Bydgoszcz County
Toruń County
Poland
Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship
Bydgoszcz
Metro
Time zone
UTC+1
CET
DST
UTC+2
CEST
Bydgoszcz Ignacy Jan Paderewski Airport
Highways

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