Fuleda f is a village

Village

A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...

 in the administrative district of Gmina Giżycko

Gmina Gizycko

Gmina Giżycko is a rural gmina in Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. Its seat is the town of Giżycko, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....

, within Giżycko County

Gizycko County

Giżycko County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, northern Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms of 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Giżycko, which lies east of...

, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, or Warmia-Masuria Province , is a voivodeship in northeastern Poland. Its capital and largest city is Olsztyn...

, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 9 kilometres (6 mi) north-west of Giżycko

Gizycko

Giżycko is a town in northeastern Poland with 29,796 inhabitants . It is situated in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship , having previously been in the Suwałki Voivodeship . It is the seat of Giżycko County.-History:...

 and 83 km (52 mi) north-east of the regional capital Olsztyn

Olsztyn

Olsztyn is a city in northeastern Poland, on the Łyna River. Olsztyn has been the capital of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship since 1999. It was previously in the Olsztyn Voivodeship...

. Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia

East Prussia

East Prussia is the main part of the region of Prussia along the southeastern Baltic Coast from the 13th century to the end of World War II in May 1945. From 1772–1829 and 1878–1945, the Province of East Prussia was part of the German state of Prussia. The capital city was Königsberg.East Prussia...

). The village has a population of 30. Fuleda was set up in 1505 as one of few royal villages in Masurian region belonging to the Polish royal family. Since 1561 it was mainly populated by Polish farmers. In 1668, the Prussian Prince Frederick Wilhelm (vassal of the Polish king) donated the village (Faulhoeden) to Johann von Tettau. For some period, the village was managed by Polish nobles. Until the end of the Second World War, Fuleda belonged to baron von Schenk zu Tautenberg from Doba. At present, Fuleda is a part of a unique bird reserve of lake Dobskie with crystal water and wild environment, a part of EU Nature 2000 environmental protection programme.