Stary Dzierzgoń

Stary Dzierzgoń is a village in Sztum County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Stary Dzierzgoń. It lies approximately 26 km east of Sztum and 77 km south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk.

Before 1772 the area was part of Kingdom of Poland, in 1772-1945 it was called Alt Christburg and was on the border of East Prussia and West Prussia. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

Notable residents

 * Franz Schleiff (born 1896), World War I German pilot