Gmina Gietrzwałd: Hotels and Accommodation

You can book a hotel in Gmina Gietrzwałd.

In the wider regional area around Gietrzwałd are Olsztyn – Zamek XIVw. and Ostróda – Zamek Krzyżacki XIVw.; this wider regional area also includes Janusz Kusociński Park, the Bazylika Kolegiacka and Dylewska Góra. The castle in Olsztyn is therefore a specific point of interest for visitors interested in culture and history.

Landscape and geographical setting

The municipality lies in the central part of the Olsztyn Lake District and has extensive forested areas, which the local visitor information describes as covering more than 49 % of the municipality’s area. The wider municipal area is described as a landscape of 14 lakes, fields used for agriculture and forests; the PasÅ‚Ä™ka forms a natural boundary between historic Warmia and Masuria.

Gietrzwałd is associated with Marian apparitions reported to have occurred in 1877. The local visitor information describes the place as a pilgrimage site associated with Marian sanctuaries. There is a beaver reserve on the Pasłęka in the wider municipal area. The railway line built between 1871 and 1873 provides a transport connection; the stations of Naterki, Biesal and Unieszewo are located in the Gietrzwałd area.

Culture and history

The Marian sanctuary of Gietrzwałd includes a Way of the Cross and a Rosary Avenue leading to the miraculous spring and the apparition chapel. The church contains an image of the Virgin Mary with the Child.

The church complex of Gietrzwałd also contains a Gothic wooden Pietà dating from around 1425, paintings from the 18th century and a Neo-Gothic chapel from the 19th century.

Getting there and orientation

National Road 16 connects the area in the direction of Olsztyn and Ostróda; it continues towards Toruń and Poznań and towards the Great Masurian Lakes. For those travelling by car, this supraregional connection is a specific planning consideration.

Other local pages

Other local pages for planning your trip: Dobre Miasto, Nowa Kaletka, Biesówko, Skolity, Purda, Wilimy, Rasząg, Guzowy Piec.

To the main travel overview: Allenstein.