Zakręt, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Zakręt (disambiguation).
Zakręt
Settlement
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Mrągowo
Gmina Piecki

Zakręt [ˈzakrɛnt] is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Piecki, within Mrągowo County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1]

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East 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 by Poles.

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Coordinates: 53°39′22″N 21°25′44″E / 53.6560°N 21.4290°E / 53.6560; 21.4290

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