Toruń - a city with county rights in northern Poland, the seat of the Parliament, the board and the marshal of the voivodeship and the units subordinated to them. It is also one of the central cities of the Bydgoszcz-Toruń Functional Area. It is the capital of the diocese of Toruń. The second largest city in the Kujawsko-Pomorskie Voivodeship. It is located on the Vistula and Drwęca rivers. Its right-bank part is located in Pomerania, while the left-bank part is located in Kujawy.

Toruń, with a population of 202,482 inhabitants, ranks 16th in Poland (as of December 2018). It is a large economic and commercial centre and an important road and railway junction. The Pomeranian Special Economic Zone operates near Toruń. Toruń is also an academic, scientific, cultural and tourist centre. In 2017, nearly 20,000 students studied at the Nicolaus Copernicus University, the largest university in the city. The city has a symphony orchestra, theatres, cinemas, numerous museums and art galleries. On average, Toruń hosts one hundred different cultural events per month, ranging from festivals, concerts, exhibitions, theatre performances, poetry and photographic reviews, to open-air historical shows. Toruń is also the seat of the Garrison of Toruń, a military orchestra and several military units. There are 6 honorary consulates here.

A number of national and international sports events are held in Toruń, based on, among others, Motoarena Toruń named after Marian Rosy, Tor - Tor Toruń ice rink named after Józef Stogowski and Arena Toruń, where the 36th European Athletics Indoor Championships will be held in 2021.