• Giżycko is a land county located in the Mazury Region, bewtween two lakes: Mamry and Niegocin (eastern part of Warmińsko-Mazurskie Voivodeship). The town is one of the main ports in the Great Lakes Land and an important tourist and holiday centres in Poland.
  
  The history of Giżycko begins in the 14th century as it was in 1340 that the Teutonic Knights founded a castle on a narrow pass between the lakes Niegocin and Kisajno. The castle was named Lötzen.
  
  During the rebellion against the Teutonic Knights the peasant guerilla warfare was active. The castle was taken over and destroyed by the Poles in 1455.
  
  After the Thirteen Years War (1454-1466) the territory was given to Poland as a fief and the castle was rebuilt.
  
  In the half of the 15th century a new village was being established along the castle; Nowa Wieś (New Village) was granted town rights in 1612. The town received its name from the castle Lötzen (Lec) and bore it for centuries.
  
  The name became inappropriate as Nowa Wieś was no longer a village; the town received the name which so far was assigned to the castle only - Lötzen.
  
  The dynamic development of the town took place in the second half of the 19th century. In the years 1843-51, the great public works begun and the fortress was built. The building took the name of the Prussian General and the Minister of the War - von Boyen.
  
  After World War II, the town was known as Lec; it soon came to be named Łoczany and later its name was changed into Łuczany. In 1945, a special administrative organ was established to change the names of the towns and cities from German into Polish. To commemorate Gustaw Giezuwiusz (Giżycki), on March 4, 1946 the Commision changed Łuczany into Giżycko.
  
  At the end of the 19th century, people started to appreciate the natural conditions of Giżycko. The town was especially popular and became a fashionable lake resort in the inter-war period.
  
  Numerous hotels, guest houses, restaurants and coffe houses appeared in the town as well as a nice yacht harbour and swimming pool at Niegocin Lake were built.

Portals

• The Official Webiste of Giżycko Town Coucil
  News, town plan, history of the town, web cameras, tourist information, accommodation, events calendar.
• Giżycko Commune Website
  News, local press, web camera, forum.
• Giżycko Town Web Portal
  Tourism, culture, sport, small ads, town plan.
• Poviat Starosty in Giżycko (local governemnt)
  Information about Giżycko Poviat, self-governemnt and news bulletin of the Poviat Starosty.
• Town Guide - Giżycko - NaszeMiasto.pl
  Trade directory, address and phone number information centre.
• Warmia And Mazury Web Portal - Giżycko
  News, press review, sport, photo gallery.

Information about the town or city

• Giżycko - Town Plan
  Town plan: Giżycko, Mikołajki, Ruciane-Nida, Sztynort, Węgorzewo.
• Giżycko - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
  Location, history, tourism, lakes.
• Giżycko Town Plan
  Town plan with churches, pharmacies and hotels.
• Interactive Map of Warmińso-Mazurskie Voivodeship
  Maps of the voivodeship: tourists, road and administrative maps.
• Weather Forecast - Giżycko - onet.pl
  Current weather and a forecast for the next few days.
• Web Camera
  Few web cameras located in Giżycko.

Tourist attractions

• Boyen Fortress
  News, general information, history, events, photo gallery.
• Giżycko Through The Lens
  Images of Giżycko - monuments, buildings, streets.
• Mazurian Shipping Company - Cruises
  Passenger cruise lines on the Great Lakes of Mazury.
• Mazury Guide - Giżycko
  Images and description of the monuments, town plan.
• Mazury Yacht Charter - Okej Charter
  Yachts, charters, cruises with the helmsman. Wilkasy port near Giżycko.
• Monuments of Giżycko
  Images and description of the monuments - Neo-Classical Curch, Boyan Fortress, swing bridge.
• Photo Gallery
  Swing bridge, Niegocin Lake, port, Boyen Fortress.
• Photo Gallery Of Giżycko And The Area
  Images of Giżycko and the communes: Giżycko, Kruklanki, Ryn.
• Photo Gallery of the OFG.pl (The Official Forum of Gizycko)
  Photo gallery of Gizycko and the area created by the users of the Official Forum of Gizycko.
• Promotion and Tourist Information Centre in Giżycko
  Giżycko Poviat, places worth seeing, sailing, fishing, active tourism, events calendar.
• Tourist Attractions, sailing, tourist attractions, description of the monuments, accommodation.
  Tourist information, tourist attractions, description of the monuments, sailing, accommodation.
• Tourist Information Centre
  Entertainment, recreation, sport, cycling routes, touirst information, gallery.

Timetables (Bus Station, Railway Station, public transport)

• Railway station timetables - Giżycko - train departures
  Train departure timetable - trains. Select the preferred time of departure.
• Railway station timetables -Giżycko - train arrivals
  Train arrivals timetable. Select arrival time e.g. between 12:00 and 13:00.
• Bus Station - Timetables
  PPKS Mrągowo - Giżycko bus station - timetables.
• Bus Timetables
  Bus timetables in Giżycko Commune.
• Bus Timetables
  Giżycko commune transport.

Discussion forum

• The Official Forum of Giżycko
  In the official forum of Giżycko one can discuss the issues concerning our town. If you are interested in Giżycko or Mazury - feel invited.
• Warmia and Mazury Discussion Forum - wm.pl
  Discussion forum of the region.