Olsztyn | |
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 Ruins of the Royal Castle in Olsztyn | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Olsztyn | |
| Coordinates: 50°45′7″N 19°16′4″E / 50.75194°N 19.26778°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| County | Częstochowa |
| Gmina | Olsztyn |
| First mentioned | 14th century |
| Town rights | 1448 |
| Population | 2,331 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | SCZ |
| National roads |  |
Olsztyn [ˈɔlʂtɨn] is a town in Częstochowa County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Olsztyn.[1] It lies in historic Lesser Poland, approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) south-east of Częstochowa and 59 km (37 mi) north of the voivodeship capital Katowice. The village has a population of 2,331. It contains the ruins of a 14th-century castle, which was located on a hill above the village.