Gorzów Wielkopolski is not only the largest town in the province but is also the region's true centre, a real junction where administration, economic, cultural and social threads intertwine. Their mutual reaction consolidates Gorzów's standing in Poland and the world. That is no exaggeration. For year's Gorzów has been proud of its openness and excellent contacts with foreign partners. But how could it have been otherwise in a border city in which transborder trade and lively social contacts have flourished down the centuries.