city and urban gmina in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship in north-eastern Poland

Ketrzyn (until 1946 Rastembork; German: Rastenburg) is a town in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodship in Poland, well known as the location of the Wolf's Lair war headquarters in the woods nearby.

Wolf's Lair

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By car

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Several local roads lead to Kętrzyn from nearby towns in Warmia-Masuria. These can be reached by from west and south and by from south and east.

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There is a temporary bus connection line (replacing rail connection) from Olsztyn which runs two courses daily (8:30 and 15:00, return 3 hours later)

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Map
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Map of Kętrzyn
Map of Wolf's Lair
  • 1 The Wolf's Lair (pl: Wilczy Szaniec, de: Wolfsschanze) (just east of Ketrzyn, accessible by car or touring car using a newly paved, but very narrow, road), +48 89 752 4429, . 8:00 until dusk. The former Nazi Headquarters used by Hitler during World War 2. Visitors can tour freely or with a guide around the ruins of bunkers and other buildings of the former secret town. There is also a hotel at the site and a restaurant. It is possible (with no additional fee) to stay overnight in a tent or in a mobile home in the area; electricity and showers are available. Adults: 15 pln, Children and students: 10 pln, Parking (Car): 10 pln.
  • 2 Teutonic Castle (Schloss Rastenburg), plac Zamkowy 1, +48 89 752 32 82. Tu-Su: 9:00—18:00.

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