Zgon, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship


Zgon is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Piecki, within Mrągowo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately south of Piecki, south of Mrągowo, and east of the regional capital Olsztyn. The village lies on national road 58.
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration and ethnically cleansed according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. The native German populace was expelled and replaced with Poles.
The village has a population of 150. Close to the village, there is the bird sanctuary "Czaplisko-Lawny Lasek" and the following landmarks: the "Royal Pine Tree", "The Lake Mokre Shore Oak" and the "Lovers Couple", two nested trees, that is an oak whose branches enclose a pine.

Notable residents