Wojcieszyn, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Wojcieszyn [vɔi̯ˈt͡ɕeʂɨn] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Pielgrzymka, within Złotoryja County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately 2 kilometres (1 mi) north-east of Pielgrzymka, 6 km (4 mi) west of Złotoryja, and 85 km (53 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

Map of Wojcieszyn, Poland

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration and ethnically cleansed according to the post-war Potsdam Agreement. The native German populace was expelled and replaced with Poles.