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In ] ] was held to determine whether the people wished to become part of ] or ]. In order to advertise ], special ] were produced by ] German ] and sold from ]. One kind of ] read <small>'''PLÉBISCITE / OLSZTYN / ALLENSTEIN'''</small>, while the other read <small>'''TRAITÉ / DE / VERSAILLES / ART. 94 et 95'''</small> inside an oval whose border gave the full name of ] commission. Each ] was applied to ] denominations ranging from ] ] to ] ]. In ] ] was held to determine whether the people wished to become part of ] or ]. In order to advertise ], special ] were produced by ]ing German ]s and sold from ]. One kind of ] read <small>'''PLÉBISCITE / OLSZTYN / ALLENSTEIN'''</small>, while the other read <small>'''TRAITÉ / DE / VERSAILLES / ART. 94 et 95'''</small> inside an oval whose border gave the full name of ] commission. Each ] was applied to ] denominations ranging from ] ] to ] ].


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For other uses, see Olsztyn (disambiguation). Town in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland
Olsztyn
town
Town centreTown centre
Flag of OlsztynFlagCoat of arms of OlsztynCoat of arms
Motto(s): Olsztyn - Miasto Młode Duchem…
(Olsztyn - town of young morale…)
CountryPoland
VoivodeshipWarmian-Masurian
Powiattown county
GminaOlsztyn
Established14th century
Town Rights1353
Government
 • MayorCzesław Jerzy Małkowski
Area
 • town87.89 km (33.93 sq mi)
Elevation80 m (260 ft)
Population
 • town174,941
 • Density1,985/km (5,140/sq mi)
 • Metro230,000
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code10-001 to 11-041
Area code+48 89
Car PlatesNO
Websitewww.um.olsztyn.pl

Olsztyn (Audio file "Olsztyn.ogg" not found; Template:Audio-de; Old Prussian: Alnāsteini) is a town in northeast Poland, on the River Łyna. Historically the capital of Warmia, Olsztyn is the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship since 1999, previously Olsztyn Voivodeship (1945-1975 and 1975-1998 in different shapes).

Geography

The town is situated in a lake region of forests and plains. There are 15 lakes inside the administrative bounds of the town (13 with the area greater than 1 ha). The overall area of lakes in Olsztyn is about 725 ha which constitutes 8.25 % of the total town area.

Lake Area (ha) Maximum depth (m)
Lake Ukiel (Lopsided Lake, Krzywe Lake) 412 43
Kortowskie Lake 89.7 17.2
Trackie Lake 52.8 4.6
Lake Skanda 51.5 12
Lake Redykajny 29.9 20.6
Long Lake (Długie Lake) 26.8 17.2
Lake Sukiel 20.8 25
Lake Tyrsko (Gutkowskie Lake) 18.6 30.6
Lake Old Manor (Lake Stary Dwór, Old-Manor Lake, Starodworskie Lake) 6.0 23.3
Lake Siginek (Lake Hoof, Kopytko, Lake Horseshoe, Lake Podkówka, Lake Styginek) 6.0 insufficient data
Black Lake (Czarne Lake) approximately 1.3 insufficient data
Lake Wildcat (Lake Żbik) approximately 1.2 insufficient data
Lake Pereszkowo (Lake Pyszkowo) approximately 1.2 insufficient data
Lake Mummel (Lake Mumel) approximately 0.3 insufficient data
Larch Lake (Modrzewiowe Lake) 0.25 insufficient data

Olsztyn greenery

More than a half of the forests occupying 21.2 % of the town area forms a single complex of the Municipal Forest (1050 ha) used mainly for recreation and tourism purposes. Within the Municipal Forest area, two sanctuaries of the peat-land flora: Mszar and Redykajny, are situated. Municipal greenery (560 ha, 6.5 % of the town area) developed in the form of numerous parks, green spots and also three over 100 years old cemeteries includes 910 monuments of the nature and groups of protected trees in the form of beech, oak, maple and lime lined avenues.

History

Demographics

The Upper Gate (High Gate) in the Old Town
File:Olsztyn poland europe.JPG
Fish Market
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

Administrative division

Olsztyn is divided into 22 districts:

District Population Area Density
Brzeziny 1,456 2.25 km² 647.1/km²
Dajtki 5,863 7.5 km² 781.7/km²
Grunwaldzkie 6,027 1.46 km² 4,128.1/km²
Gutkowo 2,256 7.2 km² 313.3/km²
Jaroty 29,046 4.82 km² 6,026.1/km²
Kętrzyńskiego 7,621 4.83 km² 1,577.8/km²
Cormorant (Kormoran) 16,166 1.1 km² 14,696.4/km²
Kortowo 1,131 4.22 km² 268/km²
Kościuszki 6,704 1.18 km² 5,681.4/km²
Likusy 2,286 2.1 km² 1,088.6/km²
Mazurskie 4,615 5.98 km² 771.7/km²
Long Lake (Nad Jeziorem Długim) 2,408 4.23 km² 569.3/km²
Nagórki 12,538 1.69 km² 7,418.9/km²
Pieczewo 10,918 2.24 km² 4,874.1/km²
Podgrodzie 11,080 1.35 km² 8,207.4/km²
Podleśna 10,414 9.93 km² 1,048.7/km²
Lakeland (Pojezierze) 13,001 2.39 km² 5,439.7/km²
Redykajny 1,555 6.1 km² 254.9/km²
Town Centre (Śródmieście) 3,448 0.58 km² 5,944.8/km²
Army of Poland (Wojska Polskiego) 6,759 5.03 km² 1,343.7/km²
Zatorze 6,988 0.45 km² 15,528.9/km²
Green Hillock (Zielona Górka) 1,015 6.44 km² 157.6/km²

Monuments of architecture

St. James' Cathedral
Town hall

Culture

Theatres

Museums

The biggest Olsztyn's museum is Museum of Warmia and Mazury. In Olsztyn there are also The Gazeta Olsztyńska House, Museum of the Nature and Museum of the Sport.

Economy

The Tyre company Stomil is a subsidiary of Michelin. There are also other industry, food processing, plants and furniture manufacturers.

Buildings

Education

University of Warmia and Mazury

Sport

Notable people

Olsztyn belongs to the Federation of Copernicus Towns associating towns where Copernicus lived and worked such as Bologna, Frombork, Kraków and Toruń. The headquarters of the Federation is situated in Olsztyn Planetarium and Astronomical Observatory. The Astronomical Observatory is located on St. Andrew's Hill (143 m) in a former water tower that was built in 1897.

Politics

Olsztyn constituency

Members of (Sejm) elected from Olsztyn constituency in 2005

Members of the Senate (Senat) elected from Olsztyn constituency in 2005

Postage stamps

5-Pfennig stamp

In 1920 a plebiscite was held to determine whether the people wished to become part of East Prussia or Poland. In order to advertise the plebiscite, special postage stamps were produced by overprinting German stamps and sold from 3 April. One kind of overprint read PLÉBISCITE / OLSZTYN / ALLENSTEIN, while the other read TRAITÉ / DE / VERSAILLES / ART. 94 et 95 inside an oval whose border gave the full name of the plebiscite commission. Each overprint was applied to 14 denominations ranging from 5 Pf to 3 M.

The plebiscite was held on 11 July, and produced 362,209 votes (97.8 %) for Germany and 7,980 votes (2.2 %) for Poland. The stamps became invalid 20 August. Despite the short period of use, almost all the types of these stamps are cheaply available both used and unused. The relatively large portion of southern East Prussia contained in the plebiscite area thus remained part of Germany until after World War Ⅱ, when it was put under Polish administration by the victors and the German inhabitants were largely expelled.

Twin towns

Calpe, Chateauroux, Gelsenkirchen, Kaliningrad, Lutsk, Offenburg, Richmond, Rovaniemi

References

External links

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