Elamur: [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [Parse](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/parse/) · [Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [Translate](https://md.translate.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [Research](https://md.research.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [MCP](https://mcp.elamur.ai/) · [Groupants](https://md.groupants.elamur.ai/free/en/) · **Locations** This page as HTML: # Giżycko A settlement in Poland. ## English name **Giżycko** — Polish Latin-script name used in English; the native spelling is retained rather than retransliterating the Ukrainian input label. Other forms in use: - **Lötzen** — Historical German name common in English East Prussian histories. - **Loetzen** — ASCII rendering of the German historical name. - **Lec** — Earlier Polish name used before adoption of Giżycko in 1946. - **Gizycko** — Spelling without native diacritics, used in English plain-text indexes and international search; not a separate exonym. ## French name **Giżycko** — Same spelling as in English; French references retain the local Latin-script name, without a fixed article. Other forms in use: - **Lötzen** — Historical German name used in French East Prussian and military history. - **Loetzen** — Plain-letter French rendering of the German historical name. - **Gizycko** — French plain-text and search variant without native diacritics; the main form keeps the local spelling. ## About Giżycko is a town among the Masurian lakes in north-eastern Poland. Its canals, harbour and Boyen Fortress reflect its roles in lake navigation and military history. ## Notes The current name honours Gustaw Gizewiusz. Input label 'Гіжицко' is Ukrainian or an indirect spelling; local\_name is restored to the native-language form. Identifiers: [Wikidata Q841356](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q841356) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/poland/gizycko/?format=json) Names and descriptions are written by the Elamur team; the site is open under the Elamur Cosmic License.