Olsztyn (Powiat Częstochowski)
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Basic data | ||
State : | Poland | |
Voivodeship : | Silesia | |
Powiat : | Czestochowa | |
Gmina : | Olsztyn | |
Geographic location : | 50 ° 45 ′ N , 19 ° 16 ′ E | |
Residents : | 2331 (2008) | |
Postal code : | 42-256 | |
Telephone code : | (+48) 34 | |
License plate : | SCZ | |
Economy and Transport | ||
Street : | Częstochowa - Kielce | |
Rail route : | Kielce – Czestochowa | |
Next international airport : | Katowice |
Olsztyn (German: Holstin , Hohlstein ) is a village and seat of the rural community of the same name in Poland in the Silesian Voivodeship in the powiat Częstochowski .
geography
Olsztyn is located ten kilometers southeast of the district town of Częstochowa and 200 km southwest of Warsaw in the Kraków-Częstochowa Jura , in the historical region of Lesser Poland .
history
Olsztyn received its town charter in 1488 from the Polish king Kazimierz Jagiellończyk . However, Olsztyn lost it in 1870 under Russian administration.
From 1975 to 1998 the municipality was part of the Częstochowa Voivodeship .
local community
The following localities belong to the rural municipality of Olsztyn:
- Biskupice
- Bloki Kolejowe
- Bukowno
- Krasawa
- Kusięta
- Leśniczówka Dębowiec
- Leśniczówka Zrębice
- Odrzykoń
- Olsztyn
- Przymiłowice
- Przymiłowice (osada leśna)
- Przymiłowice-Podgrabie
- Skrajnica
- Sokole Góry
- Suliszowice-Szczypie
- Turów
- Zielona Góra
- Zrębice
traffic
In the municipality, the Turów and Kusięta Nowe stops are on the Kielce – Fosowskie railway line .
Attractions
Olsztyn is known for its castle ruins on a limestone cliff from the 14th century. The castle was first mentioned in 1306 and destroyed by Swedish troops in 1656 during the Second Northern War . Today it is a popular tourist destination and a stop on the Eagle's Nest Culture Trail (Szlak Orlich Gniazd) .