Zgon, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship Explained

Zgon
Settlement Type:Village
Total Type: 
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Warmian-Masurian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Mrągowo
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Piecki
Coordinates:53.65°N 45°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Population Total:137 (2011)[1]

Zgon is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Piecki, within Mrągowo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[2] It lies approximately 12km (07miles) south of Piecki, 250NaN0 south of Mrągowo, and 620NaN0 east of the regional capital Olsztyn. The village lies on national road 58.

Close to the village, there is the bird sanctuary "Czaplisko-Lawny Lasek" (Little Wood with Herons) and the following landmarks: the "Royal Pine Tree", "The Lake Mokre Shore Oak" (Wet Lake) and the "Lovers Couple", two nested trees, that is an oak whose branches enclose a pine.

Notable residents

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ZGON in Piecki (Olsztyn Subregion) . 11 August 2020.
  2. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 1 June 2008 . pl.