Możdżany

Możdżany
Village
Chapel of Good Shepherd
Możdżany
Coordinates: 54°5′N 22°3′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Warmian-Masurian
County	Giżycko
Gmina	Kruklanki
Population (approx.)	202

Możdżany [mɔʐˈd͡ʐanɨ] (German: Mosdzehnen, 1930 to 1945 Borkenwalde, East Prussia) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kruklanki, within Giżycko County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) east of Kruklanki, 20 km (12 mi) east of Giżycko, and 124 km (77 mi) east of the regional capital Olsztyn.

History

Before 1945, the area was part of Germany (East Prussia, Kingdom of Prussia). 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.

Notable residents

• Dieter Wisliceny (1911–1948), German Nazi SS officer and perpetrator of the Holocaust executed for war crimes
• Günther-Eberhardt Wisliceny (1912-1985), SS officer and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves and Swords