Orzechowo, Ełk County

For other places with the same name, see Orzechowo.

Orzechowo [ɔʐɛˈxɔvɔ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stare Juchy, within Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Stare Juchy, 22 km (14 mi) north-west of Ełk, and 111 km (69 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Szóstak in the region of Masuria.^[2]

Orzechowo
Village
(2023)
Orzechowo
Coordinates: 53°58′N 22°9′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Warmian-Masurian
County	Ełk
Gmina	Stare Juchy
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registration	NEL

History

As of 1600 and 1719, the village had an exclusively Polish population.^[2] The name of the village is of Polish origin, and comes from the word orzech, which means "nut". In the late 19th century, the village had a population of 635.^[2] In 1924, the Germans renamed it to Nußberg 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. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) – TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
2. Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom VII (in Polish). Warsaw. 1886. p. 612.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)