Villa Beyer
A villa of one of German manufacturers in Olsztyn. After World War II it was used by The Polish-Soviet Friendship Society. Presently it houses the Invest-Bank.
St. Lawrence’s Chuch
Saturday, 21 November 2009 22:48
Parish church, at first, for the village, then for the district of Gutkowo. The church connected with the stay of Napoleon in East Prussia. Presently the church is administered by the Salesians. New Town Hall
Monday, 16 November 2009 23:24
The second Town Hall in the history of Olsztyn, erected at the beginning of the 20th century. It houses the seat of the city authorities: the Municipal Office and the President of the City of Olsztyn. Since 1989 the building has been listed in the Register of Historical Monuments. Church of the Sacred Heart of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Sunday, 01 November 2009 19:38
A parish church for the pre-war district of Nowe Miasto. The tallest and the biggest church of Olsztyn. In the 80s it became the church of “Solidarność”. Jan of Łajsy
Saturday, 24 October 2009 23:57
A founder of Olsztyn and its first administrator came from Łajsy near Melzak (Pieniężno). He was from a family recognized for colonizing Warmia. His father Geriko founded Łajsy in 1304 and in 1364 his brother Henryk became a founder of the village of Skajboty and the town of Wartembork (Barczewo). Jan was also assigned a similar task by the Cathedral Chapter of Warmia. He was to found the town of Olsztyn, in the terrain equal to 178 lans . For his work he was given 7 lans of land for his sole use and a hereditary title of an administrator of Olsztyn. He was an owner of the first brick house in Olsztyn. Seweryn Pieniężny – junior
Monday, 19 October 2009 11:53
Born on 25 February 1890 in Olsztyn, son of Seweryn – senior and Joanna Pieniężna (born Liszewska). He got educated in Olsztyn, and since 1906 he worked in a printing house of ”Gazeta Olsztyńska”, the magazine with which he was connected all his life. Since his youth he was a member of various Polish organizations such as Polish - Catholic Societies ”Zgoda” and ”Jedność”. During World War I he got enlisted and spent 2 years in the front line as an infantry soldier. In 1918 Pieniężny took charge of ”Gazeta Olsztyńska”, and on and off, he stayed in charge of the magazine until the outbreak of Word War II. After the Plebiscite defeat of Poles on 11 July 1920, he took over ”Mazur”, another magazine, closed down in Ortelsburg (Szczytno) Seweryn Pieniężny was also one of the leaders of IV District of Union of Poles in Germany. Thanks to his engagement, ”Gazeta Olsztyńska” was the only Polish magazine, which managed to remain on the market until 1939. Pieniężny married Kazimiera Wanda Dembińska in 1920. They had a son Konstanty, who died in 1942 and three daughters: Ewa (married name - Bojarska), Maria (married name -Frieman) and Halina (died in 1945). In the interwar period he was frequently tried by the German authorities for his alleged anti – German activity. Apart from taking care of the magazine, Pieniężny wrote his own colum, using the dialect of Warmia, the column entitled ”Kuba spod Wartemborka gada”. Otto NaujackA building contractor of Olsztyn, an owner of a brickyard and a member of the City Council. He arrived in Olsztyn and being a butcher opened a small meat processing plant in Krzywa Street (currently Hugona Kołłątaja Street).
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