Pisz
Masurian town in northern Poland set at the point where Lake Roś meets the Pisa River, Pisz sits at the heart of the Great Masurian Lakes region and is surrounded by the Piska Forest. Formerly known as Jańsbork and in German as Johannisburg, it serves as the seat of Pisz County and makes a practical base for exploring one of Poland's most lake-dense landscapes.
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- Population19,232
- Nearest water from center 0.2 km0.1 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 23 km14 mi
Nearest airports
Nearest train stations
Pisz: quick answers
Where is Pisz?
Pisz is in Poland, about 89 km55 miles in a straight line from Olsztyn.
How do you get to Pisz?
The nearest airport is Szymany (SZY), about 1 hr 26 min away by road. The nearest train station is Pisz, about 3 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Pisz?
The warmest month is July, averaging 19°C66°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at -2°C28°F. The wettest month is July, with about 92 mm3.6 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Pisz?
OpenStreetMap lists 1 museum, 2 restaurants, 2 cafés and 10 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.