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Attraction · Olsztynek · Updated on 1 November 2026.

Tannenberg Memorial Ruins in Olsztynek

Tannenberg Memorial Ruins is an attraction in Olsztynek, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. This place has an audio tour of about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.

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The story

Audio tour · Tannenberg Memorial Ruins

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You're standing at what's left of the Tannenberg Memorial, just outside Olsztynek, a town once called Hohenstein. Have a look around. See that raised island in the field, with bushes, rubble and chunks of stone? That's all that remains of one of the biggest war memorials Germany ever built.

Read and hear the whole story in the Outdoor Pitstop app: check in at this place and it is yours (with Pro; new users are Pro for the first 4 weeks).

Photos

10 photos from Wikimedia Commons. In the app you add your own photo when you are there.

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How does the audio tour work?

When you stand at Tannenberg Memorial Ruins, the Outdoor Pitstop app tells the story of the place in about 2 minutes, in English or Dutch.

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