Bydgoszcz

Bydgoszcz (in Polish pronounce: , German: Bromberg, Latin: Bydgostia) is a city in northern Poland, on Brda and Vistula rivers, with a population of 369,151 (2004). It has been the capital of the Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodship since 1999, and was previously the capital of the Bydgoszcz Voivodship (1947-1998) and before that, of the Pomeranian Voivodship (1939-1947).

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Poland - Brda - Vistula - Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodship - Bydgoszcz Voivodship - Pomeranian Voivodship

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In German, it is traditionally known as Bromberg, the city name under Prussian and German rule.

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Bydgoszcz is a part of the metroplex Bydgoszcz-Torun with Torun, only 30 km away, and over 700,000 inhabitants. In September 2004 Medical Academy in Bydgoszcz joined Torun University as Collegium Medicum UMK in Bydgoszcz.

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Bydgoszcz-Torun - Torun - Torun University

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