Judziki, Olecko County

For other places with the same name, see Judziki.

Judziki
Village
Saints Peter and Paul church in Judziki
Judziki
Coordinates: 54°8′N22°31′E / 54.133°N 22.517°E / 54.133; 22.517
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Warmian-Masurian
County	Olecko
Gmina	Olecko
Founded	1561
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	NOE

Judziki [juˈd͡ʑiki] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Olecko, within Olecko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. ^[1] It lies approximately 12 km (7 mi) north of Olecko and 138 km (86 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is located in the historic region of Masuria.

History

The origins of the village date back to 1561, when a man named Jakub bought land to establish a village. ^[2] As of 1600, the population was solely Polish. ^[2] In 1938, during a massive campaign of renaming of placenames, the Nazi government of Germany renamed the village to Wiesenhöhe in attempt to erase traces of Polish origin. After Germany's defeat in World War II, in 1945, the village became again part of Poland and its historic Polish name ^[2] was restored.

References

1. "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). Select Miejscowości (SIMC) tab, select fragment (min. 3 znaki), enter town name in the field below, click WYSZUKAJ (Search)
2. Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom III (in Polish). Warsaw. 1882. p. 621.