Olsztyn

Olsztyn
Olsztyn
	Olsztyn Castle
	Flag Coat of arms
	Motto(s): Olsztyn – Miasto Młode Duchem…; (Olsztyn – a city young in spirit…)
	Olsztyn
	Coordinates: 53°47′N 20°30′E / 53.783°N 20.500°E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Warmian-Masurian
County	city county
Established	14th century
Town rights	1353
Government
• Mayor	Piotr Grzymowicz
Area
• City	88.328 km2 (34.104 sq mi)
Highest elevation	154 m (505 ft)
Lowest elevation	88 m (289 ft)
Population (2011)
• City	175,420
• Density	2,000/km2 (5,100/sq mi)
• Metro	270,000
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	10-001 to 11–041
Area code	+48 89
Car plates	NO
Website	http://www.olsztyn.eu

Olsztyn is a city in northeast Poland, on the Łyna river. Olsztyn is the biggest city and the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship.

Geography

The town is near a lake region of forests and plains. There are 13 lakes in the town and many more surrounding it: (Krzywe, Długie, Żbik, Redykajny and others).

Demographics

Year	Population
1772	1,770
1846	4,000
1875	6,000
1885	11,555
1890	19,373
1895	25,000
1939	50,000
1941	54,300
1946	23,000
1950	45,000
1972	over 100,000
1994	165,000
2000	170,000
2005 (December 31)	174,950

International relations

Twin towns – Sister cities

Olsztyn is twinned with:

Calpe, Alicante, Valencian Community, Spain Châteauroux, Indre, Centre-Val de Loire, France^[1] Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany^[2]	Kaliningrad, Russia Lutsk, Ukraine Offenburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany	Richmond, VA, United States Rovaniemi, Finland Bielsko-Biała, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland^[3]

References

Other websites

Official website Archived 2015-02-15 at the Wayback Machine
Olsztyn City Guide

53°47′N 20°29′E / 53.783°N 20.483°E / 53.783; 20.483

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