Górzyca, West Pomeranian Voivodeship

Górzyca
Village
Górzyca
Coordinates: 53°58′41″N 15°14′13″E / 53.97806°N 15.23694°E / 53.97806; 15.23694
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Gryfice
Gmina Gryfice
Population 234

Górzyca [ɡuˈʐɨt͡sa] is a village (German: Görke an der Rega) in the administrative district of Gmina Gryfice, within Gryfice County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north of Gryfice and 76 km (47 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.[2]

Before 1945 the area was part of the German Province of Pomerania. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 234.

References

  1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. Gmina Gryfice (2014), Górzyca. Source: Gryfice. Dzieje Miasta, praca zbiorowa pod redakcją Tadeusza Białeckiego, wyd. Urząd Miasta Gryfice, Uniwersytet Szczeciński, Oficyna Wydawnicza Archiwum Państwowego w Szczecinie „Dokument”; Szczecin 2013.


Coordinates: 53°58′41″N 15°14′13″E / 53.97806°N 15.23694°E / 53.97806; 15.23694


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