| Małdaniec | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Total Type: | |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
| Subdivision Name1: | Warmian-Masurian |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Szczytno |
| Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
| Subdivision Name3: | Szczytno |
| Pushpin Map: | Poland |
| Coordinates: | 53.4833°N 24°W |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Registration Plate: | NSZ |
| Blank Name Sec2: | Primary airport |
| Blank Info Sec2: | Olsztyn-Mazury Airport |
Małdaniec (German: Maldanietz; 1938-45: Maldanen) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Szczytno, within Szczytno County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 10km (10miles) south-east of Szczytno and 500NaN0 south-east of the regional capital Olsztyn. It is located in the historic region of Masuria.
In the past, the territory was at various times part of Poland, Prussia and Germany. In 1938, the Nazi government of Germany renamed the village to Maldanen to erase traces of Polish origin. In 1945, following Germany's defeat in World War II, the region became again part of Poland and the historic name of the village was restored.