Kostrzyn nad Odrą Travel Guide

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This is a travel Guide about the country of Polska which is located in central Europe. You are very welcome to visit my site and I hope that you will enjoy the experience.

My guide is easy to use as each village, town and city has it's own page with useful information for the visitor. Not all sections appearing on the left of my guide, on this place may have information as this is an ongoing project.

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Accommodation in Kostrzyn nad Odrą

You will find the full range of accommodation in this town from the most luxurious five star hotels with up to date and modern amenities to pensions (a type of guest house or boarding house) and rooms or apartments at very reasonable prices. Some of the larger towns and cities will also have hostels.

If you prefer to stay in a more rural location there are a number of “Agro” style of accommodation places on farms and in the countryside plus there may be camp sites nearby.

If you see something you like or wish to know more about please contact the accommodation directly as I do not take commission and I take the attitude that their own website will have more up to date details on what they offer than if I were to include it here.

If you wish to advertise your accommodation on Kostrzyn Travel Guide please contact me.

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Activities & Attractions in Kostrzyn nad Odrą

Poland is a country with a large variety of landscapes, a place where you can experience all four seasons. This provides the visitor with many opportunities for adventure and different activities and visiting attractions, whether you enjoy the mountains, lakes, rivers or the beaches you will find something that suits you.

If you see something you like or wish to know more about the activity or attraction please contact the provider directly as I do not take commission and I take the attitude that their own website will have more up to date details on what they offer than if I were to include it here.

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Geography of Kostrzyn nad Odrą

Kostrzyn nad Odrą is a town in the Lubuskie Province, Gorzów County, covering an area of 4,617 hectares, inhabited by 18,500 residents.

Kostrzyn lies at the mouth of the Rivers Odra and Warta, in the western part of the Gorzowska basin, right on the national border with Germany. Located in the province of Lubuskie the city is situated on the rivers Oder, Warta and Postomią.

To the north, it borders with the municipalities of Boleszkowice and Debno, from the south with the municipalities of Górzyca and Slonsk, to the west lies the German district of Märkisch Oderland. Geographical location and accessibility of Kostrzyn is no doubt one of its greatest economic strengths. Being a border town only 75 km from the capital of Germany, Berlin and with the Oder and Warta rivers crossing land and river routes.

The towns railway station was opened in October 12, 1857 on two levels which result from the construction of a railway line on the other Kostrzyn connecting directly with Szczecin, Wrocław, Katowice, Bydgoszcz and Warsaw. Thanks to the system of rivers and canals it is possible to link major cities both in Poland and Germany.

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Museums in Kostrzyn nad Odrą

Polska is full of history and the Polish are great lovers of knowledge of the past so you will find many museums in the country, whether it be a folk, military, science, skansen, transport or any other type.

Poland has a long history and has been an important trading route that has been invaded by many different groups over the past 1,000 years. Museums are a great way to explore the nations history about the inhabitants of the land in the past, their lives and customs.

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Museums

Museum of the Fortress Küstrin

The Museum of the Fortress Küstrin is only one of it's kind in this part of Poland and Europe. Today, only the ruins and wild nature are left of the old Town and the proud Fortress of Küstrin dating from the 16th century. Küstrin was destroyed in 1945 and not rebuilt.

The ruins of the old town, the so called “Pompeii of Kostrzyn”, with its preserved infrastructure of streets, its pavements and the relics of the castle, the church and the tenements, may be visited independently from dawn till dusk. We offer guided tours of the old town and the fortress of Küstrin in Polish, English and in German upon appointment throughout the year.

Beyond that there is a modern exhibition, with a lot of multimedia of the Bastion Philip, which offers chosen aspects of the history of the fortress city Kostrzyn (Küstrin).

The current hours of opening of the Museum and the Tourist Information at the Berlin Gate, can be found on our website.

Name and website	Address	Type
Muzeum Twierdzy Kostrzyn	ul.Graniczna 1, 66-470 Kostrzyn nad Odra	Museum

Places to Eat in Kostrzyn nad Odrą

There are many restaurants covering the usual pizza to those offering local Polish traditional and regional cuisine.

If you see something you like or wish to know more about please contact the place to eat directly as I do not take commission and I take the attitude that their own website will have more up to date details on what they offer than if I were to include it here.

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Tourist Information in Kostrzyn nad Odrą

David's Travel Guides This web site will eventually have tourist information on most of the places in Polska. Being a web site you will be able to access the information on most digital platforms, including your laptop, personal computer or a mobile phone.

Tourist organisations are welcome to contact me for details on how to display their information on Kostrzyn nad Odrą Travel Guide.

PTTK Polish Tourist and Sightseeing Society is a non-profit organisation that you will find in many places in Poland.

It is one of the oldest tourist societies in Europe and was was created by the merger of two societies: Polish Tatry Society (1873) and Polish Country Lovers Society (1906).

Official Tourist Information Centres in Poland are divided into 1*, 2*, 3* and 4* Certified and Non-Certified. All Certified Tourist Centres provide information in one or more foreign languages and have an expanded range of services as compared to the Non-Certified.

Tourist Information

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Name and website	Address	Type
Kostrzyn	ul. Graniczna 2, 66-470 Kostrzyn nad Odrą	Tourist Site
Tourist information Berlin Gate	ulica Berlińska 1, 66-470 Kostrzyn nad Odrą	Tourist Office

Transport in Kostrzyn nad Odrą

The Zielona Góra passenger airport is situated in Babimost. With communication links to European North-South and East-West routes. Owing to it's geographical location, there are future plans for it's development as a European cargo airport. Currently there is one passenger flight to Warsaw each day and summer time fights to Gdansk operated by SprintAir

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Name	Type	URL
e-podroznik.pl	Bus & Train Timetables	www.e-podroznik.pl
Zielona Góra/Babimost Airport	Airport	www.lotnisko.lubuskie.pl
POLREGIO S.A.	Railways	polregio.pl/

Websites of Kostrzyn nad Odrą

If you have a website that is an official one linked to this town, or you administer a local community or an important trade site please contact me here at Kostrzyn nad Odrą Travel Guide as I may be interested in including it.