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The birthplace of the first Polish laureate of Templeton Prize

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Michael (Michał) Heller was born in Tarnów on March 12th, 1936. He is the first Polish laureate of the Templeton Prize for Progress Toward Research or Discoveries about Spiritual Realities.

He is an active member of the Vatican Observatory, the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, the Polish Physical Society, the Polish Astronomical Society, the International Society for General Relativity and Gravitation, the European Physical Society, the Center for Theology and the Natural Science.

and much more...

The tallest Easter palms; the tallest sepulchral monuments in Europe; the oldest industry plant in Europe, which has been operating for over 750 years; the only exhibition in Europe which illustrates the history and culture of the polish Gypsies; Tarnów was inhabited by people of varying ethnicity; the most northern part of the Carpathian mountains; Tarnów - Polish Capital of Comedy; The biggest monument of king Władysław Łokietek