Święciechowa

Święciechowa
Village
Saint James church in Święciechowa
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Coordinates: 51°51′N 16°30′E / 51.850°N 16.500°E / 51.850; 16.500
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Greater Poland
County	Leszno County
Gmina	Święciechowa
Population	2,640

Święciechowa (Polish: [ɕfjɛɲt͡ɕɛˈxɔva]; German: Schwetzkau) is a village in Leszno County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Święciechowa.^[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Leszno and 68 km (42 mi) south-west of the regional capital Poznań.

The village has a population of 2,640.

History[]

During World War II, at 2 September 1939 at around 19:00, the ethnic Germans of Święciechowa carrying Nazi flags mistaken Polish soldiers for the Wehrmacht. As a result, a gunfire incident occurred in this village. The Polish forces eventually succeeded in stopping the revolt.

At 4 September 1939, Święciechowa will succumb to German occupation after the retreat of Polish soldiers in the area of Leszno.

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Coordinates: 51°51′N 16°30′E / 51.850°N 16.500°E / 51.850; 16.500

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