Olecko
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Olecko (town)
Olecko is a town in Masuria (Mazury) province of Poland.
History
Olecko, (Oletzko) and Margrabowa (Marggrabova) used to be neighbour towns in in East Prussia. They were joined together under the name of Margrabowa, but in 1928 renamed in Treuburg, and became the capital of Oletzko County.
Marggrabova was an example of a town in the eastern Marches of the German Empire, and it was named after the title of the margrave Albrecht of Brandenburg-Ansbach.
Education
- Wszechnica Mazurska
Olecko (district)
Olecko district refers to the historical East Prussian district of Oletzko with its administrative district town at Oletzko. The district was later renamed Treuburg.
The area was populated by Masurians, an ethnic Polish group. In the process of germanisation, the number of Polish-speaking people decreased.
1818 - over 90% of population
1900 - 33.5% (Prussian census)
In 1888, Polish language was completely forbidden in the schools of all levels.
Population: 39.938 (1933) 38.046 (1939)
External links
pl:Olecko
de:Olecko
