Toruń – city in region

The Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship (Kujawy and Pomerania province) covers part of central and northern Poland. It is located on the Vistula and its tributaries: the Drwęca, Brda, Wda and Osa. Toruń is the second largest city in the province. The Vistula divides the region into several historical and geographical lands. In the north-eastern part there lies Chełmińska (Chełmno) Land, in the south-eastern – Dobrzyńska (Dobrzyń) Land whereas the southern part is taken over by Kujawy. The lands are within the bounds of the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship in their entirety. Kujawsko-Pomorskie also comprises parts of Pałuki, Krajny, Bory Tucholskie (Tuchola Forest) and Kociewo.

Kujawsko-Pomorskie can boast nearly all advantages of a tourist region. It features beautiful forests, charming lakes, clear rivers, renowned spas, traditional countryside and towns and cities abounding with places of historical interest. There are many interesting original urban complexes and singular monuments of architecture. Some of the preserved urban complexes have been included in the national register of monuments of history (Toruń, Brodnica, Chełmno, Grudziądz, and Kruszwica). As quite unique in the world, the Medieval Town of Toruń has been inscribed on the UNESCO List of World Heritage sites. Alongside with the archaeological reserve in Biskupin and the Old Town in Chełmno, the Medieval Town complex of Toruń has been recognized as a unique Monument of History by the President of the Polish Republic.

Enthusiasts of tourism practiced in the natural environment can enjoy, first and foremost, the vast wooded areas of Bory Tucholskie (Tuchola Forest), Pojezierze Brodnickie (Brodnica Lake District) and river basins of the Brda, Wda and Drwęca – most popular water routes - and also numerous lakes (about 1,000, each of them of an area exceeding 1ha), which are mostly postglacial channel lakes connected with each other by picturesque stretches of small rivers and streams. The lakes of Pojezierze Brodnickie (Brodnica Lake District) and Bory Tucholskie (Tuchola Forest) are most frequently visited. In the most interesting areas as far as their landscape and cultural values are concerned, there are over 100 marked out tourist trails of a total length of 1,200km and over 300 bicycle trails.

There are several institutions of higher education with an entire student population of about 100,000 in the province, the largest being Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz and the University of Technology and Natural Science in Bydgoszcz. The universities take pride in their impressive academic and educational achievements. Kujawsko-Pomorskie has an airport in Bydgoszcz and a non-commercial wideband Internet network, which was one of the first to be installed in Poland.

Hundreds of concerts, dozens of performances, shows and exhibitions, film, music and theatre festivals and a multitude of other intriguing artistic events – all that contributes to the image of the region with an incredibly rich and varied cultural offer.