Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Olsztyn, Poland

The garrison church of Our Lady Queen of Polish in Olsztyn – one of the three churches located within the Olsztyn Old Town. It was erected in the years 1913–1914 as an Evangelical garrison church of the German Empire Army.

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

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

Wikipedia: Muzeum Warmii i Mazur w Olsztynie (PL)

The Olsztyn Castle, officially the Castle of Warmian Cathedral Chapter in Olsztyn, is a Brick Gothic castle located in the heart of Olsztyn, 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 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.

Wikipedia: Olsztyn Castle (EN), Url

Nicolaus Copernicus Bench – located in Olsztyn in the Old Town, at the intersection of Okopowa and Zamkowa Streets, near the Evangelical-Augsburg church. It was unveiled in October 2003, as part of the celebrations of the 650th anniversary of granting Olsztyn city rights and the 530th anniversary of the birth of Nicolaus Copernicus.

Wikipedia: Ławeczka Mikołaja Kopernika w Olsztynie (PL)

The Evangelical-Augsburg Church of Christ the Saviour in Olsztyn is one of the three churches 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 the years 1876-1899 in the neo-Gothic style. It was consecrated on October 15, 1877 and rebuilt at the turn of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries due to the growing parish. Despite the reconstruction, however, it soon turned out that it was necessary to build another building: a garrison church.

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

The House of the "Olsztyn Gazette" – a red brick building located at the Fish Market in the Old Town in Olsztyn. Before the war, it had the address of 2 Młyńska Street.

Wikipedia: Dom „Gazety Olsztyńskiej” (PL)

The Upper Gate, also known as the High Gate, is a fourteenth-century city gate in Olsztyn, located in the north-eastern part of the Old Town complex, on the axis of the outlet of the main communication route. It is the only remaining gate of the three that were located in the defensive walls surrounding the city. There is a bus and tram stop in the area. This stop is served by lines 1 and 5.

Wikipedia: Brama Górna w Olsztynie (PL)

The Co-Cathedral Basilica of St. James the Apostle in Olsztyn – a church built in the second half of the fourteenth century.

Wikipedia: Bazylika konkatedralna św. Jakuba w Olsztynie (PL), Website

Mayor's house - the oldest brick residential building in Olsztyn, located on the Old Town Square at number 11, opposite the Old Town Hall. Traditionally considered the most important market tenement house and the apartment of former mayors of Olsztyn. The building probably comes from around 1500.

Wikipedia: Dom Burmistrza w Olsztynie (PL)

The Old Town is part of the administrative district of Śródmieście in Olsztyn. The oldest part of Olsztyn, designated by location privileges in the years 1353 and 1378. Until the 19th century, the city of Olsztyn did not go beyond the area of today's Old Town.

Wikipedia: Stare Miasto (Olsztyn) (PL)

Castle Park – one of the largest parks in Olsztyn. It is located in the Old Town on the Łyna River at the foot of the Castle of the Warmia Chapter.

Wikipedia: Park Zamkowy w Olsztynie (PL)