Things to do in Olsztynek
4 attractions in Olsztynek, including Ethnographic Park in Olsztynek, Former Lutheran Church in Olsztynek and Lake Pluszne (Pluszne Wielkie), Warmia.
Map of attractions in Olsztynek
All 4 places on one map: see what is close together and plan your route.
All attractions (4)
Museums
Ethnographic Park in Olsztynek
Olsztynek
The Olsztynek Open-Air Museum (say "ol-SHTIN-ek"), officially the Museum of Folk Architecture – Ethnographic Park, is one of the oldest and largest skansens (open-air museums) in Poland. Spread over about 77 hectares in the Warmia-Masuria…
Churches & monasteries
Former Lutheran Church in Olsztynek
Olsztynek
The Gothic church in the centre of Olsztynek burned at least three times, lost its vault in 1914 and was almost completely destroyed at the end of the Second World War. Yet it still stands – one of the oldest buildings in town and, in summ…
Lakes
Lake Pluszne (Pluszne Wielkie), Warmia
Olsztynek
Lake Pluszne, officially Pluszne Wielkie, is 52 m deep – only slightly less than neighbouring Lake Łańskie (53.8 m) and Lake Wulpińskie (54.6 m). It lies among the Łańskie Forests on the Olsztynek Plain, and the whole lake is a quiet zone,…
Free entry
Castles
Olsztynek Castle
Olsztynek
On a hill above Olsztynek stands a Teutonic castle that has housed schools since the 19th century. It was built in 1350–1366 on the orders of the Ostróda commander Günther von Hohenstein, and the town that grew up around it was called Hohe…