Małe Olecko

Małe Olecko [ˈmawɛ ɔˈlɛt͡skɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wieliczki, within Olecko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.

[1] It is situated on the southern shore of Olecko Małe Lake in Masuria.

Małe Olecko was founded in 1541 by Bartosz Leśnicki from Mazovia, who bought land to establish a village.

[2] In 1938, during a massive campaign of renaming of placenames, the government of Nazi Germany renamed it to Herzogshöhe in attempt to erase traces of Polish origin.

[3] Following Germany's defeat in World War II, in 1945, the village became again part of Poland and its historic name was restored.