Bydgoszcz

Bydgoszcz

PL
Population330,038
Bydgoszcz is a city in northern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Kuyavia. Straddling the confluence of the Vistula River and its left-bank tributary, the Brda, the strategic location of Bydgoszcz has made it an inland port and a vital centre for trade and transportation. With a city population of 339,053 as of December 2021, Bydgoszcz is the eighth-largest city in Poland. Today, it is the seat of Bydgoszcz County and one of the two capitals of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship as a seat of its centrally appointed governor, a voivode. Bydgoszcz metropolitan area comprising the city and several adjacent communities is inhabited by half a million people, and forms a part of an extended polycentric Bydgoszcz-Toruń metropolitan area with a population of approximately 0.8 million inhabitants. Since the Middle Ages, Bydgoszcz served as a royal city of the Kingdom of Poland until partitions and experienced the industrialisation period bolstered by the construction of the Bydgoszcz Canal in the late 18th century. Its academic and cultural landscape is shaped by Casimir the Great University, Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, the Medical College of Nicolaus Copernicus University, Feliks Nowowiejski Music Academy, the Pomeranian Philharmonic, and the Opera Nova. Bydgoszcz also plays a role of the biggest centre of NATO headquarters in Poland. The city is served by an international airport and is a member of Eurocities. Bydgoszcz is an architecturally rich city, with Gothic, Neoclassicist, Neo-Gothic, Neo-Baroque, Modernist and Art Nouveau styles present, for which, combined with extensive green spaces, it has earned the nickname Little Berlin. The notable granaries on Mill Island and along the riverside belong to one of the most recognized timber-framed landmarks in Poland. In 2023, the city entered the UNESCO Creative Cities Network and was named UNESCO City of Music.

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Spichrze nad Brdą - Muzeum w Bydgoszczy

Spichrze nad Brdą - Muzeum w Bydgoszczy

Kościół pw. Świętego Wincentego à Paulo

Kościół pw. Świętego Wincentego à Paulo

St. Vincent de Paul Basilica Minor is a Catholic basilica in Bydgoszcz, Poland. It is located at Ossoliński Alley and …

Stary Rynek

Stary Rynek

Bydgoszcz Old Market square is an oblong place (about 100 by 125 metres (328 ft × 410 ft)), situated in …

Exploseum DAG Fabrik Bromberg

Exploseum DAG Fabrik Bromberg

The Exploseum ("explosines + museum"; Polish: Exploseum – Centrum techniki wojennej DAG Fabrik Bromberg) is an open-air museum of industrial …

Katedra Świętego Marcina i Świętego Mikołaja

Katedra Świętego Marcina i Świętego Mikołaja

St. Martin and St. Nicholas Cathedral (Polish: Katedra św. Marcina i Mikołaja), or simply known as Bydgoszcz Cathedral, is a …

Bydgoski Tramwaj Wodny

Bydgoski Tramwaj Wodny

Kościół pw. Najświętszej Maryi Panny Królowej Pokoju

Kościół pw. Najświętszej Maryi Panny Królowej Pokoju

The Bernardine Church of Our Lady Queen of Peace is a historic church from 1557, located in Bernardyńska street, in …

Ogród Botaniczny - Arboretum Uniwersytetu Kazimierza Wielkiego w Bydgoszczy

Ogród Botaniczny - Arboretum Uniwersytetu Kazimierza Wielkiego w Bydgoszczy

The Botanic Garden of Casimir the Great University is located in the center of Bydgoszcz, close to the main campus …

Muzeum Okręgowe im. Leona Wyczółkowskiego

Muzeum Okręgowe im. Leona Wyczółkowskiego

The Leon Wyczółkowski Regional Museum (Polish: Muzeum Okręgowe im. Leona Wyczółkowskiego w Bydgoszczy) is an ensemble of cultural institutions which …

Kościół rektorski pw. Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny

Kościół rektorski pw. Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny

The Church of the Poor Clares dedicated to Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary (initially dedicated to the Holy Spirit, …

Kościół pw. św. Apostołów Piotra i Pawła

Kościół pw. św. Apostołów Piotra i Pawła

The Church of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul in Bydgoszcz is located in Bydgoszcz, Poland, on Wolności Square. Patron …

Europejskie Centrum Pieniądza

Europejskie Centrum Pieniądza

Biały Spichlerz

Biały Spichlerz

Izba Tradycji Bydgoskich Dróg Żelaznych

Izba Tradycji Bydgoskich Dróg Żelaznych

Astoria

Astoria

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