Olsztyn is the capital of Poland's Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, with 169,793 residents in 2021. Founded around 1346 when the Teutonic Knights began building a castle there and granted municipal rights in 1353, it is known for its association with the astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus, who administered the town from its castle and directed its defense against Teutonic attack between 1516 and 1521; seat of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Warmia and home to the University of Warmia and Masuria, founded in 1999, Olsztyn is regularly ranked among Poland's most livable cities.
Facts
Area (sq km) Founding Year Elevation (m) Elevation Band Climate Zone Sources
1. Olsztyn (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationLead section
The population of the city was estimated at 169,793 residents in 2021.
- In Group: Cities of Eastern Europe (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source 2. Olsztyn (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 53.78, longitude 20.494167
P2044 (elevation above sea level)
elevation 88 m
P2046 (area)
area 88.0 sq km
P571 (inception)
inception 1353
View the Source3. GeoNames: Olsztyn - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 763166
53.78376 20.49272 P PPLA PL 85 2862 286201 169793 151 Europe/Warsaw
Place record, elevation
Elevation ca. 151 m
View the Source 4. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 53.75, 20.25Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 53.75, 20.25
53.75 20.25 Cfb
Wikidata: Olsztyn
Wikidata Q82765, class allow-list match verified against P17/real-world identity (w-geo-qidcite-0926).View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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