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The Confectionery Factory "Kopernik" is a firm producing gingerbread and other sweets, based in Toruń, Poland. Its headquarters is located at 34 Stanisława Żółkiewskiego street in Toruń. [1] Still operating today, it is the oldest confectionery company in Poland, [2] established in 1763. [3]
Interior of a Toruń gingerbread-dedicated shop in Poland. There are two main producers of Toruń gingerbread: the confectionery factory "Kopernik" S.A., and the Toruń Bakery. The first upholds its legal rights to the brand name and is the successor to a company that was founded in 1763 by Johann Weese. [11]
Kopernik traces it roots to a gingerbread workshop established in 1763 by Johann Weese. The museum is located in the former factory building, built by Weese family in 1885. [2] Earlier, the District Museum's collection of gingerbread-related artifacts was displayed in the cellars of the Copernicus House in Toruń. [3]
It's been said that gingerbread can be traced back as early as the ancient Greeks and Egyptians. It made an appearance in Europe when 11th-century crusaders returned home (from the Middle East ...
In 1966–1967, new mergings occurred, as the Fabryka Cukiernicza „Kopernik" (Confectionery Factory "Kopernik"), a Toruń-based producer of gingerbreads and wafers, together with other local food facilities were added to the group.
Michael Wolfe of Clinton Hill, Brooklyn decided to craft a gingerbread copy of the 1929 Williamsburgh Savings Bank Tower in Fort Greene, the tallest building in the borough at 512 feet until 2009.
Throughout the whole show visitors are guided by the master of bakery, a gingerbread witch and the craftsmen. [3] The museum is located on 9, Rabiańska Strett, in an early 19th-century granary, and visitors also participate in flour production using millstones. The museum forms part of the gingerbread tradition still living in town. [4]
Toruń gingerbread. Toruń is well known for gingerbread, a type of piernik often made in elaborate molds. Museum of Toruń Gingerbread is a large museum dedicated to it. [70] There are also several gingerbread workshops in the town that offer hands-on experiences for tourists, including the popular Living Museum of Gingerbread.