Bydgoszcz

**Bydgoszcz**  (, ) is a city in the north of Poland, capital of Kujavia-Pomerania voivodship, on the Brda and Wisła rivers. As of 2020, 345 000 people live there. Bydgoszcz is one of the biggest cities in Poland - placed in the 8th position. The city was started in 1346 by the king of Poland Casimir III the Great. Patrons of the city are Saint Martin of Tours and Saint Nicholas.

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.

## Infobox (settlement)

- **name**: Bydgoszcz
- **image skyline**: Collage of views of Bydgoszcz, Poland.jpg
- **image caption**: _Top:_ Opera Nova
_Middle:_ The Brda River and the town granaries
_Bottom:_ Statue of 'The Archeress', Jagiellońska Street.
- **imagesize**: 250px
- **image flag**: POL Bydgoszcz flag.svg
- **image shield**: POL Bydgoszcz COA.svg
- **pushpin map**: Poland
- **pushpin label position**: bottom
- **subdivision type**: Country
- **subdivision name**: Poland
- **subdivision type1**: Voivodeships of Poland, Voivodeship
- **subdivision name1**: Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, Kuyavian-Pomeranian
- **subdivision type2**: Powiat, County
- **leader title**: List of presidents of Bydgoszcz, President (Mayor)
- **leader name**: Rafał Bruski (Civic Platform, PO)
- **leader title1**: Bydgoszcz City Council, City Council Chairperson
- **leader name1**: Roman Jasiakiewicz (Civic Platform, PO)
- **established title**: Established
- **established date**: before 1238
- **established title3**: Town rights
- **established date3**: 1346
- **area total km2**: 174.57
- **population as of**: 2011
- **population total**: 363926
- **population density km2**: auto
- **population metro**: 470285
- **timezone**: Central European Time, CET
- **utc offset**: +1
- **timezone dst**: Central European Summer Time, CEST
- **utc offset dst**: +2
- **elevation m**: 60
- **postal code type**: Postal code
- **postal code**: 85-001 to 85-950
- **area code**: +48 52
- **blank name**: Vehicle registration plates of Poland, Car plates
- **blank info**: CB