A penal colony was built here after the Second World War, in which a number of Solidarność representatives were imprisoned during the Martial law in Poland period in 1981 and 1982.
Zagórz is the most southeasterly railroad junction of the PKP, with lines going into three directions - eastwards (to Krościenko and Ukrainian border), southwards (to Nowy Łupków and Slovakian border) and westwards (to Jasło and the rest of the country).
Nowy Korczyn | Nowy Sącz | Nowy Łupków | Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki | Nowa Karczma, Nowy Dwór Gdański County | Zborówek Nowy | Zakrzewko, Nowy Tomyśl County | Świt Nowy Dwór Mazowiecki | Swit Nowy Dwor Mazowiecki | Sękowo, Nowy Tomyśl County | Podhale Nowy Targ | Pakosław, Nowy Tomyśl County | Nowy Żmigród | Nowy Tomyśl Wind Turbines | Nowy Świat | Nowy Staw | Nowy Sacz | Nowy Gostków | Jastrzębniki, Nowy Tomyśl County | Grudna, Nowy Tomyśl County | Chraplewo, Nowy Tomyśl County |