Long, long time ago, somewhere in meanders of the Vistula river, raised a town. To feel safe, inhabitants surrounded it by high walls and reinforced by defensive towers.

But one of the towers was very curious about the world. That is why she made friends with the river and learned a lot from her.

And the Vistula knew a lot, and heard a lot, too. She was flowing from Barania Gora , through Krakow, and Mazovian Land, so all pieces of gossips and news she was telling the tower then.

After a few years being friends, the tower became jealous and didn't want to listen Vistula's stories any more. But the river still boasting of her experiences, and to made tower listen, started undermine her foundations. The tower couldn't stand constant coming waves, so she asked the river:

* Please, Vistula, don't make it, I will fall down!
* So, fall down! - answered Vstula. ( in polish it is: ' to run')

During that time, two wayfarers were coming to town. From afar they saw high walls and one of them asked:

* I wonder how is that city called

And then, they heard how Vistula was answering the Tower: "to run !" (so fall down!). And that was the name which they wrote on maps, that they had

This is how the name of that beautiful town was born, thanks to Vistula river and curious tower.

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Source:Benon Frackowski "Legendy torunskie"