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==Sights and tourism== [[Image:Stare Miasto, Ratusz Staromiejski w Toruniu.jpg|thumb|[[Medieval Town of Toruń]], a [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]]]] There are eight [[List of Historic Monuments (Poland)|Historic Monuments of Poland]] and one [[World Heritage Site]] in the voivodeship: *[[Medieval Town of Toruń]] (listed as both)<ref>{{Cite Polish law|title=Zarządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 8 września 1994 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii.|gazette=Monitor|year=1994|volume=50|number=422}}</ref> *Old Town of [[Chełmno]]<ref>{{Cite Polish law|title=Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 13 kwietnia 2005 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii|year=2005|volume=64|number=568}}</ref> *[[Biskupin]] archeological reserve<ref>{{Cite Polish law|title=Zarządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 8 września 1994 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii.|gazette=Monitor|year=1994|volume=50|number=412}}</ref> *[[Ciechocinek graduation towers|Graduation towers]], saline and spa parks of [[Ciechocinek]]<ref>{{Cite Polish law|title=Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 22 listopada 2017 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii "Ciechocinek - zespół tężni i warzelni soli wraz z parkami Tężniowym i Zdrojowym"|year=2017|number=2276}}</ref> *[[Grudziądz Granaries]]<ref>{{Cite Polish law|title=Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 22 listopada 2017 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii "Grudziądz - zespół zabytkowych spichlerzy wraz z panoramą od strony Wisły"|year=2017|number=2271}}</ref> *[[Lubostroń Palace]] and Park Complex<ref>{{Cite Polish law|title=Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 15 listopada 2023 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii "Lubostroń - zespół pałacowo-parkowy"|year=2023|number=2507}}</ref> *Norbertine monastery complex with the Romanesque Saint Procopius Church and the Romanesque-Gothic-Baroque [[Holy Trinity Church, Strzelno|Holy Trinity Church]] in [[Strzelno]]<ref>{{Cite Polish law|title=Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 20 kwietnia 2018 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii "Strzelno - zespół dawnego klasztoru Norbertanek"|year=2018|number=981}}</ref> *[[Włocławek Cathedral]]<ref>{{Cite Polish law|title=Rozporządzenie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 10 grudnia 2018 r. w sprawie uznania za pomnik historii "Włocławek - katedra pod wezwaniem Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny"|year=2018|number=2421}}</ref> The region is rich in historic architecture ranging from [[Romanesque architecture in Poland|Romanesque]] and [[Gothic architecture]] to [[Renaissance architecture|Renaissance]], [[Baroque architecture|Baroque]] and [[Art Nouveau]]. Other preserved historic old towns include [[Bydgoszcz]], [[Grudziądz]] and [[Brodnica]]. There are also numerous castles, including [[Dybów Castle|Dybów]], [[Golub Castle|Golub]], [[Radzyń Chełmiński]], [[Świecie Castle|Świecie]], [[Zamek Bierzgłowski]], preserved castle towers, including [[Brodnica Castle|Brodnica]] and [[Kruszwica]], and palaces, including [[Jabłonowo Pomorskie]], [[Palaces and park ensemble in Ostromecko|Ostromecko]], [[Wąpielsk]], [[Żołędowo, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship|Żołędowo]]. The Dybów Castle was the place where in 1454 King [[Casimir IV Jagiellon]] issued the famous [[Statutes of Nieszawa]], covering a set of privileges for the [[szlachta|Polish nobility]]; an event that is regarded as the birth of the noble democracy in Poland, which lasted until the late-18th-century [[Partitions of Poland]]. The manor in [[Szafarnia, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship|Szafarnia]] was a place of stay for [[Fryderyk Chopin]] during his 1824 and 1825 summer vacations, and contains a museum dedicated to the composer. Włocławek, Toruń and Bydgoszcz contain preserved Gothic cathedrals. Locations of historic monasteries include [[Chełmno]], [[Grudziądz]], [[Mogilno]], [[Rywałd, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship|Rywałd]] and [[Skępe]]. In [[Gąsawa]], there is the 17th-century Saint Nicolas Church with a unique collection of multi-layered mural paintings, dating back several centuries. [[Image:Ciechocinek tężnia nr 3 (03).jpg|thumb|Graduation towers in [[Ciechocinek]]]] There are three [[spa town]]s: [[Ciechocinek]], [[Inowrocław]] and [[Wieniec-Zdrój]]. Major museums and art galleries are located in Bydgoszcz, Toruń and Włocławek, including the [[Regional Museum, Bydgoszcz|Leon Wyczółkowski Regional Museum]] in Bydgoszcz, [[District Museum in Toruń]] and Museum of Kuyavia and Dobrzyń Land in Włocławek. The more unique museums include: *[[Copernicus House in Toruń]], museum dedicated to [[Nicolaus Copernicus]] *European Museum of Money at the former [[Bydgoszcz Mint|Polish Royal Mint in Bydgoszcz]] *Museum of [[Toruń gingerbread|Toruń Gingerbread]] in Toruń *Museum of Far Eastern Art in the [[Under the Star Tenement House in Toruń]] *Andrzej Szwalbe Collection of Historical Pianos at the palace in [[Ostromecko]], one of two largest such collections in Poland *[[Narrow Gauge Railway Museum in Wenecja]] *[[Exploseum]] in Bydgoszcz, operated at the site of a former Nazi German arms factory. [[File:Bdg DeathValley monuments2.jpg|thumb|Monument to the victims of Nazi Germany at the [[Valley of Death (Bydgoszcz)]]]] There are numerous World War II memorials in the province, including a memorial at the site of the former [[Potulice concentration camp]], memorials at the sites of Nazi massacres of Poles, including the largest massacres at [[Mniszek, Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship|Mniszek]], [[Gniewkowo]], [[Klamry]], [[Łopatki, Wąbrzeźno County|Łopatki]] and [[Valley of Death (Bydgoszcz)|Fordon]], and memorials to [[Allies of World War II|Allied]] prisoners of war held by Nazi Germany in the region at the sites of the former [[Stalag XX-A]], [[Oflag XXI-B]] and [[Oflag 64]] [[German prisoner-of-war camps in World War II|POW camps]] in Toruń and [[Szubin]]. Other notable sights include the [[Bydgoszcz Canal]], connecting [[Bydgoszcz]] and [[Nakło nad Notecią]], the [[Battle of Koronowo]] (1410) Monument, and monuments do distinguished people from the region, including cryptologist [[Marian Rejewski]] (birthplace and monument in Bydgoszcz), writer [[Jan Kasprowicz]] (childhood home and monument in Inowrocław), and surgeon [[Ludwik Rydygier]], the first surgeon in the world to carry out a peptic ulcer resection (former clinic and monument in Chełmno).
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