Map of Olsztyn, Poland

Olsztyn is the administrative centre of Warmia-Masuria, Poland, with a population of about 169,793. It lies at 53.7799°N, 20.4942°E. Olsztyn is about 176 km (109 mi) north of Warsaw, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Ostróda, 36 km to the west.

Olsztyn at a glance

Where is Olsztyn?

• The 25th largest city in Poland by recorded population.
• The largest city in Warmia-Masuria on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 25 min on the shortest day to 17 h 06 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Olsztyn

• Ostróda — 36 km west
• Elbląg — 82 km northwest
• Malbork — 100 km west
• Ciechanów — 100 km south
• Kaliningrad — 103 km north, Russia
• Baltiysk — 104 km north, Russia
• Ostrołęka — 105 km southeast
• Chernyakhovsk — 128 km northeast, Russia
• Płock — 147 km south
• Legionowo — 156 km south

Largest cities in Warmia-Masuria

• Elbląg — 127,558
• Ełk — 55,769
• Ostróda — 33,524

Largest cities in Poland

• Warsaw — 1,702,139
• Kraków — 816,614
• Wrocław — 672,545
• Łódź — 639,890
• Poznań — 536,151
• Gdańsk — 487,371
• Szczecin — 395,513
• Lublin — 336,339
• Bydgoszcz — 330,038
• Białystok — 295,683

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.