History
Thorn was an important medieval trade centre. The Teutonic Knights built a castle there (1230-31), and the settlement acquired city rights in 1233.
Thorn joined the Hanseatic League.
The Prussian Hanseatic league cities of Elbing , Danzig and Thorn formed the Prussian Confederation.
From 1454 til 1466 the cities of Prussia fought the "War of the cities" to get free of the Catholic Teutonic Knights.
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Thorn was taken over by Stalin and Poland in 1945 and named Torun. A university in Torun was founded in 1945.
Industry, important sights, etc ... to be written
Population
(1990 est.): 200800. (1995 est.): 203800.
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