Łęgowo is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

in the administrative district of

Gmina Olecko __NOTOC__ Gmina Olecko is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Olecko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Olecko, which lies approximately east of the regional capital Olsztyn. The gmina ...

, within

Olecko County __NOTOC__ Olecko County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland. Its administrative seat and only town is Olecko, which lies east of the regional capital Olsztyn. ...

, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north-west of

Olecko Olecko (former since 1560, colloquially also , 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), Lega river which flows into the G ...

and east of the regional capital

Olsztyn Olsztyn ( , ) is a city on the Łyna River in northern Poland. It is the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, and is a city with powiat rights, city with county rights. The population of the city was estimated at 169,793 residents Olsz ...

. It is located in the region of

Masuria Masuria ( ; ; ) is an ethnographic and geographic region in northern and northeastern Poland, known for its 2,000 lakes. Masuria occupies much of the Masurian Lake District. Administratively, it is part of the Warmian–Masurian Voivodeship (ad ...

History

The origins of the village date back to 1561, when Stańko Olszewski bought land to establish a village. As of 1600, the population was solely

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...

. In 1858, the village had a population of 281.

Transport

The Polish

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65 runs nearby, east of the village.

References

Populated lakeshore places in Poland Villages in Olecko County 1561 establishments in Poland Populated places established in 1561 {{Olecko-geo-stub