And now, a local joke from Olsztyn:
“In Olsztyn, it’s very easy to end up in jail—you can get there on almost any city bus.”
And it’s true—the detention center is located right in the heart of the city.
Why is the detention center situated in such a central location?
Detention Center
from the audio walk Warmia’s Capital & Copernicus’ City | Olsztyn
97:22 min Audio
5.86 km
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Other stops on this audio tour:
Warmian Cranes (2:42 min) • Fountain in Central Park (1:41 min) • Railway Wagon in Central Park (3:13 min) • Raphaelsohn Sawmill - Museum of Modernity (2:39 min) • Deer in Central Park (3:59 min) • Monument of the Liberation of Warmia and Masuria (4:02 min) • Marshal's Office (3:04 min) • Copernicus Street and the Mystery of Money (2:13 min) • Statue of Christ Holding the Glob (3:26 min) • Church of the Sacred Heart of Jesus (2:41 min) • Bust of Adam Mickiewicz (1:47 min) • Naujack Villa (1:37 min) • Monument to the Home Army and the Polish Underground State (2:19 min) • Polish Consulate Square (2:44 min) • Polish House (2:26 min) • Copernicus House (1:44 min) • Stefan Jaracz Theatre (2:35 min) • City Hall (2:31 min) • High Gate (2:12 min) • Fish Market Square (2:54 min) • House of the Gazeta Olsztyńska (The Olsztyn Gazette) (4:23 min) • Statue of St. James (Patron Saint of Olsztyn) • Old Town (5:00 min) • Mayor’s House (2:19 min) • Old Town Hall (1:04 min) • "More Than Life at Stake" Alley • Evangelical-Augsburg Church of Christ the Saviour (1:50 min) • Copernicus Bench (0:51 min) • Czesław Niemen Amphitheatre (2:03 min) • Smętek – the Mysterious Spirit of Warmia (2:18 min) • Castle of the Warmian Cathedral Chapter (4:40 min) • Bust of Nicolaus Copernicus (1:52 min) • Railway Viaducts (1:35 min) • Granary on Hugo Kołłątaj Street (2:17 min) • St. John Nepomucene Bridge (1:03 min) • Napoleon Bonaparte Memorial Stone (2:31 min) • Memorial to Firefighters Fallen in the Line of Duty (2:15 min) • Granary on Piastowska Street (2:13 min) • St. James' Co-Cathedral Basilica (4:58 min)