In a document of Pope Innocent III issued in 1201 in Segni, the village was mentioned under the Latinized Polish name Zagorizs and confirmed as a possession of the monastery in nearby Lubiąż.

[2] In a document of Bishop of Wrocław Wawrzyniec issued in 1217, the village appeared as Zagorici.

[3] The name is of Polish origin and comes from the words za górami, which means "behind the hills".

During World War II, it was the location of a forced labour subcamp of the Nazi German prison for youth in Wołów.

[6] In 1945, following Germany's defeat in World War II, the village became again part of Poland.