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{{Infobox settlement
| name = Czukty
| settlement_type = Village
| total_type = &nbsp;
| image_skyline =
| image_caption =
| subdivision_type = [[Countries of the world|Country]]
| subdivision_name = {{POL}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[Voivodeships of Poland|Voivodeship]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship|Warmian-Masurian]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Powiat|County]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Olecko County|Olecko]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Gmina]]
| subdivision_name3 = [[Gmina Kowale Oleckie|Kowale Oleckie]]
| established_title = Founded
| established_date = 1560
| founder = Mikołaj Czukta
| coordinates = {{coord|54|7|N|22|21|E|region:PL|display=title,inline}}
| pushpin_map = Poland
| pushpin_label_position = bottom
| timezone = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset = +1
| timezone_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| elevation_m =
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| registration_plate = NOE
}}
'''Czukty''' {{IPAc-pl|'|cz|u|k|t|y}} is a [[village]] in the administrative district of [[Gmina Kowale Oleckie]], within [[Olecko County]], [[Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship]], in north-eastern Poland.<ref name="TERYT">{{cite web |url=http://www.stat.gov.pl/broker/access/prefile/listPreFiles.jspa |title=Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) |date=2008-06-01 |language=Polish}}</ref>
It lies approximately {{convert|7|km|mi|0}} south-west of [[Kowale Oleckie]], {{convert|14|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} north-west of [[Olecko]], and {{convert|127|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} east of the regional capital [[Olsztyn]]. It is part of the region of [[Masuria]].
==History==
Czukty was founded in 1560 by Mikołaj Czukta, who bought land to establish a village.<ref name=aw>{{cite book|last=Wakar|first=Andrzej|editor-last=Wakar|editor-first=Andrzej|year=1974|title=Olecko. Z dziejów miasta i powiatu|language=pl|location=Olsztyn|publisher=Pojezierze|page=165|chapter=Z dziejów wsi}}</ref> It was named after the founder. As of 1600, the population of the village was solely [[Polish people|Polish]].<ref name=aw/> In 1939, it had a population of 190.<ref name=aw/>
==Notable residents==
* [[Willy Langkeit]] (1907–1969), [[Wehrmacht]] general
==References==
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{{Gmina Kowale Oleckie}}
[[Category:Villages in Olecko County]]
[[Category:1560 establishments in Poland]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1560]]
{{Olecko-geo-stub}}