Szlaki województw śląskiego i opolskiego

Wojciechów is a village located in the Olesno district, in the Olesno municipality. It developed as a trade settlement at the intersection of important European trade routes: the ancient "amber" route leading from Moravia to the Baltic Sea and the "royal" route, which led from Wrocław to Kraków and further to the Black Sea. One of the hypotheses states that the name of the village derives from the name of the Bishop of Prague, Adalbert (Wojciech), who preached the Christian teaching during his long journey through the region. In 1997, on the 1000th anniversary of the death of the village's patron, a monument with the figure of the saint was erected in his honor. At the end of the 16th century, Wojciechów was acquired by Melchior Baron von Gaschin, one of the wealthiest magnates in Upper Silesia. The village remained in the hands of the family until the beginning of the 19th century. In the 19th century, a rapid development of the village took place in connection with the start of peat extraction and the burning of limestone rocks imported from Lubecko. Not far from the village, at Siedem Źródeł, Ewald's ironworks also operated. The village found itself within the borders of Poland after the end of World War II. At the end of the 16th century, Wojciechów was acquired by Melchior Baron von Gaschin, one of the wealthiest magnates in Upper Silesia. The village remained in the hands of the family until the beginning of the 19th century. In the 19th century, a rapid development of the village took place in connection with the start of peat extraction and the burning of limestone rocks imported from Lubecko. Not far from the village, at Siedem Źródeł, Ewald's ironworks also operated. The village found itself within the borders of Poland after the end of World War II.