LYCK

lyck, or lyk, a town of germany, in the prussian province of east prussia, 112 m. by rail s.e. of konigsberg, and close to the frontier of poland, on a lake and river of the same name. pop. (1900) 11,386. it is the chief town of the region known as masuria. on an island in the lake is a castle formerly belonging to the teutonic order, and dating from 1273, now used as a prison. there are iron-foundries, distilleries, breweries, tanneries, paper mills and flour mills, and a trade in grain and cattle.