Olsztyn

Olsztyn is a town on the Lyna River in northeastern Poland. Olsztyn is the capital of the Warmian Masurian Voivodeship, and is a town with county rights. The populace of the town became anticipated at 173,070 residents in 2017. Founded as Allenstein within the 14^th century, Olsztyn become below the control and impact of the Teutonic Order till 1466, when it changed into included into the Polish Crown. For centuries the city became an essential centre of exchange, crafts, technological knowhow and administration inside the Warmia area linking Warsaw with Konigsberg.

Following the First Partition of Poland in 1772 Warmia changed into annexed by using Prussia and ceased to be the property of the clergy. In the 19^th century the metropolis changed its reputation absolutely, becoming the maximum prominent monetary hub of the southern a part of Eastern Prussia. The construction of a railway and early industrialization greatly contributed to Olsztyn's importance. Following World War II, the metropolis lower back to Poland according with the Potsdam Agreement. In 1346, the wooded area becomes cleared at a region on the Alle River for a brand new settlement in Prussian Warmia.