Martin M. Miles' photos with the keyword: Ełk

The area was conquered by the Teutonic Order in 1283. A village was documented in the mid 14th century near a castle built by the Teutonic Knights, where on an island of Lake Lyck a former prussian stronghold had existed. After the outbreak of the Thirteen Years' War in 1454, the town sided with the Prussian Confederation, at whose request the Polish King Casimir IV Jagiello announced the incorporation of the region into the Kingdom of Poland. The town was briefly recaptured by the Teutonic Knights in 1455, and later on, it was conquered alternately by the Poles and the Teutonic Knights. After 1466 it came under Polish suzerainty as a fief. After the occupation of Ełk in 1945, the Red Army soldiers looted the buildings and deliberately destroyed them. Some of them are perfectly restored.

The area was conquered by the Teutonic Order in 1283. A village was documented in the mid 14th century near a castle built by the Teutonic Knights, where on an island of Lake Lyck a former prussian stronghold had existed. After the outbreak of the Thirteen Years' War in 1454, the town sided with the Prussian Confederation, at whose request the Polish King Casimir IV Jagiello announced the incorporation of the region into the Kingdom of Poland. The town was briefly recaptured by the Teutonic Knights in 1455, and later on, it was conquered alternately by the Poles and the Teutonic Knights. After 1466 it came under Polish suzerainty as a fief. After the occupation of Ełk in 1945, the Red Army soldiers looted the buildings and deliberately destroyed them. Some of them are perfectly restored.

The area was conquered by the Teutonic Order in 1283. A village was documented in the mid 14th century near a castle built by the Teutonic Knights, where on an island of Lake Lyck a former prussian stronghold had existed. After the outbreak of the Thirteen Years' War in 1454, the town sided with the Prussian Confederation, at whose request the Polish King Casimir IV Jagiello announced the incorporation of the region into the Kingdom of Poland. The town was briefly recaptured by the Teutonic Knights in 1455, and later on, it was conquered alternately by the Poles and the Teutonic Knights. After 1466 it came under Polish suzerainty as a fief. The first church here was built around 1550. It burned down in 1651. Its successor burned when it was conquered by the Tatars in 1656. A new church building did not follow until 1688, but by 1837 it was so dilapidated that it had to be demolished. Between 1847 and 1850, a neo-Gothic brick church was built. It fell victim to destruction by Russian troops during WWI. Using the remains of this church, a new building was erected from 1920 to 1925.

The area was conquered by the Teutonic Order in 1283. A village was documented in the mid 14th century near a castle built by the Teutonic Knights, where on an island of Lake Lyck a former prussian stronghold had existed. After the outbreak of the Thirteen Years' War in 1454, the town sided with the Prussian Confederation, at whose request the Polish King Casimir IV Jagiello announced the incorporation of the region into the Kingdom of Poland. The town was briefly recaptured by the Teutonic Knights in 1455, and later on, it was conquered alternately by the Poles and the Teutonic Knights. After 1466 it came under Polish suzerainty as a fief. The first church here was built around 1550. It burned down in 1651. Its successor burned when it was conquered by the Tatars in 1656. A new church building did not follow until 1688, but by 1837 it was so dilapidated that it had to be demolished. Between 1847 and 1850, a neo-Gothic brick church was built. It fell victim to destruction by Russian troops during WWI. Using the remains of this church, a new building was erected from 1920 to 1925.

The area was conquered by the Teutonic Order in 1283. A village was documented in the mid 14th century near a castle built by the Teutonic Knights, where on an island of Lake Lyck a former prussian stronghold had existed. After the outbreak of the Thirteen Years' War in 1454, the town sided with the Prussian Confederation, at whose request the Polish King Casimir IV Jagiello announced the incorporation of the region into the Kingdom of Poland. The town was briefly recaptured by the Teutonic Knights in 1455, and later on, it was conquered alternately by the Poles and the Teutonic Knights. After 1466 it came under Polish suzerainty as a fief.