Olecko

Olecko
Olecko
	From top, left to right: Freedom Square; Technical school; Bird's eye view of Olecko; Pier and the Great Olecko Lake; Exaltation of the Holy Cross church;
	Flag Coat of arms
	Olecko
	Coordinates: 54°2′N 22°30′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Warmian-Masurian
County	Olecko
Gmina	Olecko
Established	16th century
Town rights	1560
Government
• Mayor	Karol Sobczak
Area
• Total	11.6 km2 (4.5 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	22,384
• Density	1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	19-400 to 19-402
Area code	+48 87
Car plates	NOE, NOG
National roads
Voivodeship roads
Website	http://www.olecko.pl

Olecko [ɔˈlɛt͡skɔ] (former German: Marggrabowa^ⓘ since 1560, colloquially also Oletzko^ⓘ, Treuburg^ⓘ since 1928) is a town in northeastern Poland. It is in Masuria, near Ełk and Suwałki, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. It is at the mouth of the Lega river which flows into the Great Olecko Lake (Jezioro Oleckie Wielkie) on its southwestern shore. Olecko is the seat of Olecko County.

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