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# Olsztyn

A settlement in Poland.

## name-en

**Olsztyn** — Official local spelling in the Latin alphabet, retained in English; no separate romanization is needed.

Other forms in use:

- **Allenstein** — Historical German name, encountered in historical writing, maps and genealogy; not the current official name.

## name-fr

**Olsztyn** — Graphie locale officielle en alphabet latin, conservée en français ; aucune romanisation distincte n’est nécessaire.

Other forms in use:

- **Allenstein** — Nom allemand historique, rencontré dans les ouvrages historiques, les cartes et la généalogie ; ce n’est pas le nom officiel actuel.

## about

Olsztyn is a city on the Łyna River in northeastern Poland, in the historic region of Warmia. Its castle is associated with Nicolaus Copernicus, who worked there as an administrator.

*Olsztyn est une ville du nord-est de la Pologne, sur la Łyna, dans la région historique de Varmie. Son château est lié à Nicolas Copernic, qui y exerça des fonctions administratives.*

## notes

Alias coverage is short here: no further well-supported English/French forms were established in this pass; do not manufacture variants to meet a count.

Identifiers: [Wikidata Q82765](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82765) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/poland/olsztyn/?format=json)


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