Świętoszewo | |
Settlement Type: | Settlement |
Total Type: | |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | West Pomeranian |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Goleniów |
Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
Subdivision Name3: | Przybiernów |
Coordinates: | 53.7444°N 14.9056°W |
Pushpin Map: | Poland |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Świętoszewo (pronounced as /pl/; formerly German: Schwanteshagen) is a settlement in the administrative district of Gmina Przybiernów, within Goleniów County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 10km (10miles) east of Przybiernów, 230NaN0 north of Goleniów, and 430NaN0 north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.
In the 960s the area became part of Poland after Mieszko I defeated the local Slavic tribes. From 1871 to 1945 the area was part of Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.