Discover 11 hidden attractions, cool sights, and unusual things to do in Olsztyn (Poland). Don't miss out on these must-see attractions: Olsztyn Castle, Lake Ukiel, and FM- and TV-mast Olsztyn-Pieczewo. Also, be sure to include Mendelsohn House in your itinerary.
Below, you can find the list of the most amazing places you should visit in Olsztyn (Warmian-Masurian).
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Olsztyn Castle
Also known as: Zamek Kapituły Warmińskiej w Olsztynie
Castle in Olsztyn, Poland. 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.[1]
Address: Zamkowa 2, 10-074 Olsztyn
Lake Ukiel
Also known as: Ukiel
Lake in Poland. Lake Ukiel is a lake in Poland which is located on Pojezierze Olsztyńskie, in the northwest part of Olsztyn, between district Dajtki, Gutkowo and Likusy.
- Lake's volume: 43 611,5 tys. m³
- Degree of purity: II (2004)
- Category of susceptibility to degradation: II (2004)
Ukiel is the biggest lake in Olsztyn. There are pensions, hotels and a municipal beach.[2]
FM- and TV-mast Olsztyn-Pieczewo
Also known as: RTCN Olsztyn Pieczewo
The FM- and TV-mast Olsztyn-Pieczewo is a 365 metres tall guyed mast for FM and TV situated at Olsztyn-Pieczewo in Poland
The FM- and TV-mast Olsztyn-Pieczewo, which was built in 1969, is since the collapse of the Warsaw radio mast, the second tallest structure in Poland. It is called in honor of Stefan Kamiński, the initiator of TV in Olsztyn "Stefan".[3]
Mendelsohn House
Also known as: Dom przedpogrzebowy w Olsztynie
The Mendelsohn House is a former Jewish Tahara house in Olsztyn, Poland, today used as a center for intercultural dialogue. It also includes a gatehouse.[4]
Ławeczka Mikołaja Kopernika
Nicolaus Copernicus' Bench - located in Olsztyn's 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 city rights to Olsztyn and the 530th anniversary of the birth of Nicolaus Copernicus.
Konkatedra Świętego Jakuba Apostoła
Concathedral Basilica of St. James the Apostle in Olsztyn - a church built in the second half of the 14th century.
Address: 12 Stanisława Staszica, Olsztyn
Biblioteka Uniwersytecka
Library
Address: Michała Oczapowskiego 12, 11-041 Olsztyn
Cerkiew Opieki Matki Bożej
Church of the Protection of the Mother of God - an Orthodox parish church in Olsztyn. It belongs to Olsztyn deanery of Bialystok-Gdansk diocese of the Polish Autocephalous Orthodox Church.
The Olsztyn Orthodox Church is a former chapel of the Evangelical-Augsburg Church at Wojska Polskiego Avenue. It was built in the years 1903-1904 according to the design of architect Paul Christian Zeroch in neo-Gothic style, built of brick, with one nave. The elevation of the chapel was decorated with pinnacles and brick profiles with green glaze. From 25 December 1946 Orthodox services were celebrated in the chapel, the next year the object became a parish temple. Therefore, the temple was equipped with an iconostasis (brought by resettlers), the organs were removed and domes with crosses were built in place of pinnacles. In the 90s of XX century stained-glass windows were put in the church windows.
Initially there was a cemetery by the church, established in 1886 (from 1947 it served the Orthodox parish), but in 1972 it was liquidated and replaced with a city park.
In 2001 a wooden cross commemorating the action "Wisla" was set up next to the temple.
The church is open to the public on Sundays from approximately 9:15-9:45 am.
The temple was entered in the Register of Historic Places on February 27, 1988 under the number 1716.
Address: Aleja Wojska Polskiego 38, 10-229 Olsztyn
Wojewódzka Biblioteka Publiczna
Library
Address: Ul. Partyzantów 6/8, Olsztyn
University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn
Also known as: Uniwersytet Warmińsko-Mazurski w Olsztynie
Higher educational institution in Olsztyn, Poland. The University of Warmia and Mazury in Olsztyn was established on 1 September 1999, in accordance with the new Statute of Sejm signed by Polish President Aleksander Kwaśniewski, as well as Minister of Education Mirosław Handke, in August of the same year. Ryszard Górecki became its first chancellor. The Faculty of Theology was established with an agreement between the Polish Episcopate and the government, in the presence of Cardinal Józef Glemp and religious figures. The university's first academic year started in October 1999.
The core structure of the university was based on an agreement between the academic senates of three institutions of higher learning already established in the city: the Academy of Agriculture and Technology, the Pedagogical Institute, and the Warmia Institute of Theology.
The university has 16 faculties, out of which eight hold full academic rights and therefore entitle the university to operate as an autonomous unit.[5]
Muzeum Warmii i Mazur
Museum
Address: Zamkowa 2, Olsztyn