Możdżany

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Możdżany

| settlement_type = Village

| image_skyline = Chapel of Good Shepherd - Możdżany.jpg

| image_caption = Chapel of Good Shepherd

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{POL}}

| subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship

| subdivision_name1 = Warmian-Masurian

| subdivision_type2 = County

| subdivision_name2 = Giżycko

| subdivision_type3 = Gmina

| subdivision_name3 = Kruklanki

| pushpin_map = Poland

| coordinates = {{coord|54|5|N|22|3|E|region:PL|display=title,inline}}

| established_title = Founded

| established_date = 1617

| elevation_m =

| population_total = 202

| population_footnotes = (approx.)

| timezone = CET

| utc_offset = +1

| timezone_DST = CEST

| utc_offset_DST = +2

| registration_plate = NGI

}}

Możdżany {{IPAc-pl|m|o|ż|'|dż|a|n|y}} is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kruklanki, within Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.{{cite web |url=http://www.stat.gov.pl/broker/access/prefile/listPreFiles.jspa |title=Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) |date=2008-06-01 |language=pl}} It lies approximately {{convert|7|km|mi|0}} east of Kruklanki, {{convert|20|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} east of Giżycko, and {{convert|124|km|mi|0|abbr=on}} east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

History

The village was founded in 1617.{{cite book|last=Kętrzyński|first=Wojciech|author-link=Wojciech Kętrzyński|year=1882|title=O ludności polskiej w Prusiech niegdyś krzyżackich|language=pl|location=Lwów|publisher=Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich|page=543}}{{cite book|author= |title=Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich|volume=VI|year=1885|language=pl|location=Warszawa|page=753}}

From the 18th century, it was part of the Kingdom of Prussia, and from 1871 to 1945 also of Germany, within which it was administratively located in the province of East Prussia. As of 1860, it had a population of 119. In 1930, it was renamed to Borkenwalde to erase traces of Polish origin. After World War II, the village became again part of Poland and its historic Polish name was restored.

Notable residents

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