Kętrzyn

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

Get in

By car

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.

By bus

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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See

Map of Wolf's Lair
  • 🌍 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. 
  • 🌍 Teutonic Castle (Schloss Rastenburg), plac Zamkowy 1, ☏ +48 89 752 32 82. Tu-Su: 9:00—18:00. 

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