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production and processing of fruit, vegetables, milk, meat etc. represents quite a high
level and the processing plants are numerous.
The preconditions for tourism are of special character – both Bydgoszcz and Toruń are
the major centres of the business and other activities related to organising a variety of
social, sport or cultural events. The cities host traditional, widely-renowned
international music, opera or theatre festivals. Bydgoszcz is the most important centre
for athletics meetings in Poland, but it is also famous for other international sport
events, particularly in speedway, rowing or volleyball. Toruń is the region’s most
important, and one of the most prominent in Poland, tourist centre (it is reflected in
the city’s dominant position in catering for foreign tourists). Bydgoszcz is an important
centre for trade fairs.
The suburban areas of Bydgoszcz (the commune of Koronowo, in particular) are
among those most attractive for stay-in leisure in the region (it is associated largely
with the natural features – including a large lake). There are more than 25 thousand
weekend-holiday houses in BTMA.
Accommodation conditions, as far as the number of beds available is concerned, in
Bydgoszcz and Toruń is comparable, with the figure standing at approximately 1.8
thousand in each city. In the county of Bydgoszcz the figure exceeds 2.5 thousand,
and in the county of Toruń – 0.5 thousand. The number of tourist staying in Bydgoszcz
over the night is approximately 95 thousand a year, in Toruń – almost 140 thousand,
in the suburban areas – the combined figure for both cities areas exceeds 67
thousand. The number of beds occupied at night – almost 540 thousand a year (in
2004).
The Results of Analyses for the Activity “Transport systems
in BTMA - abilities and problems”
Road infrastructure
Bydgoszcz-Toruń Metropolitan Area is situated on the route and in the vicinity of
European systems:
- The Paneuropean Transport Corridor No. VI, established during a meeting of
the European Conference of Transport Ministers in Helsinki in 1997, as the
North-South transport axis on the territory of Poland, and
- TINA system regarded by the European Commission as the basic national
transport system (apart from the routes of the corridors, no. 10 national road
was also marked).
These establishments are treated by the European Commission as a temporary
counterpart of the TEN-T system, which was confirmed in the Accession Treaty, where
the shape of the TEN-T system in the new member states was determined by adapting
the existing systems– the paneuropean one and TINA.
The earlier-mentioned transport corridors include: the motorway A1 and DK 1, as well
as DK 1 5 and 10, the future express roads labelled with the same numbers.
The motorway A1 (Gdańsk – Świecie – Toruń – Łódź – Katowice – Cieszyn – the
boarder) is situated on the route of the international road E-75. Trespassing the
eastern end of the area, in the direct vicinity of Toruń, it will connect the BTMA with
the motorway system ensuring its coherence with other regions in Poland and with
other EU members. In particular it will provide access to ports in Gdańsk and Gdynia,
as well as to central and southern voivodships.
1 DK (Polish „droga krajowa”) means „national road”
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