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) .
