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Marggrabowa

Olecko
Olecko Castle
Olecko Castle
Flag of Olecko
Flag
Coat of arms of Olecko
Coat of arms
Olecko is located in Poland
Olecko
Olecko
Coordinates: 54°2′N 22°30′E / 54.033°N 22.500°E / 54.033; 22.500
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Olecko County
Gmina Gmina Olecko
Established 16th century
Town rights 1560
Government
 • Mayor Wacław Olszewski
Area
 • Total 11.6 km2 (4.5 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 22,384
 • Density 1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code 19-400 to 19-402
Area code(s) +48 87
Car plates NOE, NOG
Website http://www.olecko.pl

Olecko [ɔˈlɛt͡skɔ] (former German: About this sound Marggrabowa  since 1560, colloquially also About this sound Oletzko , About this sound Treuburg  since 1928, Lithuanian: Alėcka) is a city in Masuria, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship of Poland, near Ełk and Suwałki. It is situated at the mouth of the Lega river which flows into the Great Olecko Lake (Jezioro Oleckie Wielkie) on its south-western shore. Olecko is the seat of Olecko County.


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