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The beach on Lake Skanda in Olsztyn is a peaceful place to relax, located on the south-eastern outskirts of the city, in the vicinity of the Mazurskie Estate. It offers two main beaches: sandy and grassy, which were modernized as part of the Olsztyn Civic Budget, providing amenities such as bicycle racks and access for people with disabilities. For road cyclists, it is an attractive destination, with convenient access by asphalt roads and the possibility of relaxing by the water.

Probably the most prominent structure of the Brick Gothic style in northern Poland, rhe church was probably built between 1370 and 1380, after Allenstein was granted city rights in 1352. The impressive east gable was built shortly after 1429. During the Fourth Coalition War, the church was used as a prison for 1,500 Prussian and Russian soldiers in the winter of 1806/07, who used the furnishings as firewood. The current furnishings were then created, which fortunately survived the end of the war in 1945 thanks to the work of Pastor Johannes Hanowski. The baroque interior design that had been installed in the meantime was removed in 1866. In 1896, the main altar with its valuable Flemish paintings, which had been installed from the castle's St. Anne's Chapel, fell victim to a fire. In 1899, the roof was replaced. Around 1900, the composer Feliks Nowowiejski worked as an organist at St. James' Church. On June 28, 1972, the church became a co-cathedral of the archdiocese. In 1991, Pope John Paul II visited it, and in 2004, he elevated St. James' Church to a minor basilica. The three-aisled hall church was built without a choir. The tower was initially built free-standing only up to the church roof and was only raised to its current size between 1582 and 1596. With the construction of the side chapels, which were added between 1715 and 1721 together with a general restoration, the tower became part of the church. The current spire was added in 1867/68, with the golden star dating from the original building in 1596. At the same time, the façade was redesigned in a neo-Gothic style, with Ferdinand von Quast and August Stüler contributing. In 2001, the church received a representative main portal made of bronze.

A cross on fire road No. 8.

The old town hall presents itself in a wonderfully restored Gothic look. It was built in the second half of the 14th century and rebuilt after a fire in 1620 and expanded over time.

A beautiful gothic church in the center of Olsztyn

Worth seeing old town with the town hall, the cathedral and the Wysoka Brama. More info: https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olsztyn#Historia

The St. Jakobus Church was built at the beginning of the 15th century and is today an archbishop's co-cathedral alongside the Frauenburg Cathedral. Considerable cell vaults have been preserved in the Gothic brick building. Source: Wikipedia

The interior of the church is mostly in the neo-Gothic style. The church's special art treasures include a late Gothic triptych from the early 16th century in the left aisle and another triptych from 1553 with the motif of the crucifixion in a neo-Gothic frame in the right aisle. The main altar and pulpit were designed in a neo-Gothic style. In the baptistery there is a baroque painting from the 18th century with the Virgin Mary, St. Catherine of Siena and St. Dominik. Originally, the building, consecrated to St. Jacob, the patron saint of Olsztyn, served the residents of the town as a parish church. It was later elevated to the rank of episcopal cathedral. PTO