Boyen Fortress, Giżycko

Name: Boyen Fortress
Address: ul. Turystyczna 1, Giżycko, 11-500, Poland
Telephone: +48 87 428 83 93

#1 among attractions in Giżycko

Top attraction, Forts and castles, Vernacular architecture

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Boyen Fortress is a former Prussian fortress located in the western part of Giżycko, in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northeastern Poland. It is situated on a narrow isthmus between two large lakes of the Masurian Lake District, Kisajno and Niegocin. ()

Local name: Twierdza Boyen Coordinates: 54°1'55"N, 21°44'55"E

Address

ul. Turystyczna 1Giżycko 11-500 Poland

Contact

+48 87 428 83 93

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Day trips

Boyen Fortress – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Lake Niegocin, Marina Evelyn, Centrum Handlowe "Batory", Evangelical Church.

2.5 miSE
Scenic water body with boating and fishing
Lake Niegocin
63 min walk • Lake Niegocin is a lake in the Masurian Lake District of Poland's Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. It is the seventh largest lake in Poland, with an area of 26.04 square kilometres. Maximum depth is 39.7 metres; average is 9.9 metres.
4.7 miS
53°57'49"N • 21°44'52"E
Marina Evelyn, Giżycko
121 min walk • Sailing, Marina
1 miE
54°2'8"N • 21°46'18"E
Centrum Handlowe "Batory", Giżycko
25 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
0.9 miE
Church
Evangelical Church, Giżycko
24 min walk • Evangelical church in Gizycko - Evangelical-Augsburg church from 1827. It is the main church of Evangelical parish in Gizycko, in Mazurian Diocese of Evangelical-Augsburg Church in Poland.
1.7 miNE
54°2'37"N • 21°47'8"E
Mazurskie Centrum Sportów Lodowych, Giżycko
44 min walk • Ice skating, Ice rink
1 miE
54°1'53"N • 21°46'22"E
Ekomarina Giżycko, Giżycko
26 min walk • Sailing, Marina
1.3 miE
54°2'11"N • 21°46'46"E
Punkt widowkowy "Wieża ciśnień", Giżycko
33 min walk • View point