Bydgoszcz
Bydgoszcz [ˈbɨdɡɔʂt͡ʂ] (
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| Coordinates: 53°7′N 18°0′E / 53.117°N 18.000°ECoordinates: 53°7′N 18°0′E / 53.117°N 18.000°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Kuyavian-Pomeranian |
| Established | before 1238 |
| Town rights | 1346 |
| Government | |
| • President (Mayor) | Rafał Bruski (PO) |
| • City Council Chairperson | Roman Jasiakiewicz (PO) |
| Area | |
| • City | 174.57 km2 (67.40 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 60 m (200 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • City | 363,926 |
| • Density | 2,084.70/km2 (5,399.35/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 470,285 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 85-001 to 85-950 |
| Car plates | CB |
| Website | www |
The city is a big center of industry, trade, logistic and traffic cord. In the city is located the Ignacy Jan Paderewski International Airport. In Bydgoszcz, there's a big military garrison and headquarters of most NATO institutions present in Poland.
Tourism
Bydgoszcz belongs to the greenest cities in Poland, has more than 30 parks which occupy more than 970 hectares. In the north part of the city, the biggest city park in Poland - Myślęcinek - is located.
Bydgoszcz has many monuments, starting with the gothic cathedral and ending with the downtown, which has Art Nouveau tenement houses. A unique monument is the oldest in Poland artificial waterway - Bydgoszcz Canal, which connects the Vistula and the Oder rivers.
The most visited place in Bydgoszcz is Old Town with the Mill Island. The most important monuments in this area are gothic churches, including a cathedral, fragments of city walls and granaries from the XVII century.
Bydgoszczy's downtown was built almost completely between 1850 and 1914 and is famous for Art Nouveau tenement houses. The east part of the downtown was built on assumptions garden city movement. The Music District - with the Pomeranian Filharmonija, the Bydgoszcz Academy of Music and the Polish Theatre are also located here.
Bydgoszcz has many museums. The biggest one is the Leon Wyczółkowski Regional Museum which has a wide collection including art, numismatics, archeology and souvenirs related to Bydgoszcz.
Gallery
- Saints Martin and Nicholas cathedral in Bydgoszcz (3).jpg
Saints Martin and Nicholas cathedral
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Leon Wyczółkowski Regional Museum
- Bydgoszcz Opera Nova z Wyspy Młyńskiej.jpg
Opera Nova
- Bdg Mill Island miedzywodzie 1 6-2015.jpg
Mill Island
- Bydgoszcz Venice at night 7-2019a.jpg
Bydgoszcz Venice
- Exploseum in Bydgoszcz (2).jpg
Exploseum in Bydgoszcz
Bydgoszcz Media
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Mockup of the old castle in the Old Town
- Bydgoszcz, Katedra św. Marcina i Mikołaja w Bydgoszczy.jpg
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Panorama of Bydgoszcz in 1657 by Erik Dahlbergh at the time of Swedish occupation.
- Bdg Bazylika front 6 07-2013.jpg
The construction of Neoclassical Saint Vincent de Paul Basilica was dedicated to the return of the city to the Poles.
- Public execution of Polish hostages in Bydgoszcz 1939.jpg
Public execution of Polish civilians caught by the Germans in a street roundup on 9 September 1939.
- Stary Rynek w Bydgoszczy edit.jpg
Contemporary rear view of the Old Market Square with Mill Island, Opera Nova, and Nordic Haven in the background.
- Bdg wiezacisnien 2 07-2013.jpg
Wieża ciśnień w Bydgoszczy przy ul. Filareckiej, zbud. w 1900 roku, mieści Muzeum Wodociągów i Kanalizacji, a na szczycie galerię widokową
References
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