8 Sights in Olsztyn, Poland (with Map and Images)

The Olsztyn Castle, officially the Castle of Warmian Cathedral Chapter in Olsztyn, is a Brick Gothic castle located in the heart of Olsztyn (Allenstein), in northern Poland. Built in the 14th century, it served as the seat for administrators of property of the Warmian Cathedral Chapter. The most well-known administrator caretaker was Nicolaus Copernicus, a canon of Warmian Cathedral Chapter in Frauenburg (Frombork), who resided here between 1516 and 1521. The largest expository room is the refectory with a diamond vault built around 1520. Currently, the castle houses the Museum of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship.

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Biakło is a hill in Olsztyn, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. The hill has the form of a forestless, rock crest. From the north side it is adjacent to the rocky ridge of Lipówek, from the south it falls on a flat and forested depression separating it from the Falcon Mountains. The hill is built of limestone from the Jurassic period. At the southern end of the ridge there is a rock window, while to the east of the summit – a limestone spire. Numerous karst forms: cavities, nurseries and ribs. It is surrounded by meadows on all sides.

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The Evangelical-Augsburg Church of Christ the Savior in Olsztyn-one of the three temples located within the Olsztyn Old Town in Olsztyn. The Evangelical Church stands in the corner of the Old Market Square at Zamkowa Street. The building was built in 1876-1899 in the neo-Gothic style. It was consecrated on October 15, 1877 and rebuilt at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries due to the growing parish. Despite the reconstruction, however, it was quickly needed to build another object: the garrison church.

Wikipedia: Kościół Chrystusa Zbawiciela w Olsztynie (PL), Website

Mikołaj Kopernik's bench-is located in Olsztyn in the Old Town, at the intersection of Okopowa and Zamkowa streets, near the Evangelical Church. It was unveiled in October 2003, as part of the 650th anniversary of granting Olsztyn city rights and the 530th anniversary of the birth of Mikołaj Kopernik.

Wikipedia: Ławeczka Mikołaja Kopernika w Olsztynie (PL)

Olsztyn Castle – castle ruins located in the Kraków-Częstochowa Upland, lying on the Trail of the Eagles' Nests – formerly protecting the southern border of the Kingdom of Poland. The ruins of the 14th-century castle are one of the biggest attractions of the area.

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Museum of Warmia and Masuria – the largest museum in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship and one of the most important in the region. The seat of the museum is located in the gothic castle of the Warmia chapter.

Wikipedia: Muzeum Warmii i Mazur w Olsztynie (PL)

The garrison church of the Virgin Mary of Poland in Olsztyn - one of the three temples located within the Olsztyn Old Town. Established in 1913–1914 as the Evangelical Garrison Church of the German Army.

Wikipedia: Kościół garnizonowy Matki Boskiej Królowej Polski w Olsztynie (PL)

Mountains of Towari-a two-read hill located near the village of Kusięta in the Kraków-Częstochowa Jura. They are also called freight mountains. These are: Large Towari Mountains and Małe Mountains.

Wikipedia: Góry Towarne (PL)