| Święciechowa | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Total Type: | |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
| Subdivision Name1: | Greater Poland |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Leszno |
| Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
| Subdivision Name3: | Święciechowa |
| Coordinates: | 51.85°N 46°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Poland |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Population Total: | 2640 |
Święciechowa (pronounced as /pl/) 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 5km (03miles) west of Leszno and 680NaN0 south-west of the regional capital Poznań.
During World War II, on 2 September 1939 at around 19:00, the ethnic Germans of Święciechowa carrying Nazi flags were mistaken by Polish soldiers for the Wehrmacht. As a result, a gunfire incident occurred in this village. The Polish forces eventually succeeded in stopping the revolt.
On 4 September 1939, Święciechowa succumbed to German occupation after the retreat of Polish soldiers in the area of Leszno.