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The Tannenberg Lion, Olsztynek, Poland

In January 1945, the Soviets destroyed most of Olsztynek’s town center. The town hall, rebuilt after WWI, survived. Next to it stands a stone lion...

In 1410, on the fields of Grunwald, Polish-Lithuanian troops defeated the Teutonic Knights. The Germans call this battle the Battle of Tannenberg. Over 500 years later, in August 1914, at the very beginning of WWI, in practically the same place, the Germans crushed the Russians. On the 10th anniversary of this second battle, they erected a monument here (Tannenberg Denkmal). Nearly two decades after the battle, in 1934, Paul von Hindenburg, the victor of Tannenberg and later President of the Reich, was buried there.

The monument was designed to resemble a stone circle like Stonehenge – eight 20-meter-high red brick towers were connected by walls. At its center was a crypt where the remains of 20 unknown soldiers were interred. When Marshal von Hindenburg died, their remains were moved to the side, and the victorious leader’s body was placed at the center. The site became known as the Hindenburg Mausoleum. About 300 meters from the mausoleum, stood a monument dedicated to fallen soldiers of the 147th Infantry Regiment named after Paul von Hindenburg. It depicted a lion standing on an eight-meter-high pedestal.

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Hohenstein Castle, Olsztynek, Poland

Erected between 1350 and 1366 near the border of the Ostróda commandry with Masovia, at the behest of Günther von Hohenstein.

In 1410, after the Battle of Grunwald, fought just a few kilometers from Olsztynek, the castle was seized by the townspeople and handed over to Władysław II Jagiełło. After being reclaimed by the Teutonic Knights, it was damaged during the Polish–Teutonic War of 1414 and the Thirteen Years’ War.

During the last war between the Order and Poland, in December 1519, Olsztynek was taken by the troops of Crown Hetman Mikołaj Firlej, who, after the garrison of 200 soldiers surrendered, began an occupation of the castle lasting over a year. After the secularization of the Teutonic Order in 1525, the town was incorporated into Ducal Prussia, and the castle became the administrative seat of the princely starost.

In 1651 and 1685, the castle buildings were damaged by fires. By the late 18th century, after renovations, they were converted into offices for the Prussian commissariat, and part of the medieval structures was demolished. Between 1847 and 1849, the remnants were remodeled in a Neo-Gothic style and converted into a gymnasium. After being damaged during World War II, the rebuilt fragments of the castle were incorporated into a school building.

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Ethnographic Park, Olsztynek, Poland

A Dutch-type windmill from the village of Dobrocin (Maldyty commune, Ostróda district), original object from the 2nd half of the 19th century.

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Mural by Wakeuptime in Olsztynek (Poland) dedicated to Nicolaus Copernicus, a Polish astronomer, who formulated a model of the universe that placed the Sun rather than Earth at its center
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Mural namalowany w Olsztynku, niedaleko nowego ronda w centrum. Powstał w ramach akcji "Szlak Kopernikowski - gwiazdozbiór miejsc". Zaprojektowała go Pola Augustynowicz, a wykonała ekipa Wakeuptime

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