Węgorzyce

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Węgorzyce is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Osina, within Goleniów County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland. It lies approximately 3 km south-east of Osina, 16 km east of Goleniów, and 37 km north-east of the regional capital Szczecin. The settlement has a population of 220.

History

The territory became part of the emerging Polish state under its first ruler Mieszko I around 967. Following the fragmentation of Poland, it was part of the Duchy of Pomerania. During World War II, the Germans operated a forced labour subcamp of the prison in Goleniów in the village.

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