Ostrykół

Ostrykół is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Prostki, within Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north of Prostki, south-east of Ełk, and east of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is situated on the Ełk River in the region of Masuria.

History

The local parish was founded in 1538. As of 1600, the population was exclusively Polish by ethnicity. The area was devastated after the Battle of Prostki in 1656. In 1794, Polish troops were in the village during the Kościuszko Uprising.
In the late 19th century, the village had a population of 420, Polish by ethnicity and Lutheran by confession.
Six Polish citizens were murdered by Nazi Germany in the village during World War II.