We continue our journeys around Poland with two goals: cognitive, where we have not been yet, and cultural, watching performances recommended by media critics.
We are in Olsztyn on a spring weekend and we are curiously exploring this city.
"Olsztyn (German: Allenstein) - a city with county rights, the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, the seat of the authorities of the Olsztyn county, the curia of the Warmia Archdiocese and the Greek Catholic Eparchy of Olsztyn-Gdańsk. The main economic, educational and cultural center, the seat of the authorities and institutions of the region, as well as a railway and road junction. The central city of the Olsztyn agglomeration. The largest city in Warmia.
According to data from the Central Statistical Office of June 30, 2024, the city was inhabited by 166,697 people."
"The city's coat of arms depicts the figure of the apostle Saint James the Elder on a blue shield, dressed in a long robe reaching to the feet, with Gothic pleats, with a staff in the right hand and a shell in the left hand, a hat and a halo. The robes and hat are white, marked with a grey line, halo, staff, shell and shoes are in gold."
"Olsztyn is located in the central part of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship on the Łyna River, within the Olsztyn Lake District, which is part of the Masurian Lake District macroregion (...)
Historically, Olsztyn is located in Warmia (...)."
