Kierpień
Kierpień
Kerpen | |
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Village | |
 Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Kierpień | |
  Kierpień | |
| Coordinates: 50°23′30″N 17°51′21″E / 50.39167°N 17.85583°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Opole |
| County | Prudnik |
| Gmina | Głogówek |
| Founded | 13th century |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | OPR |
Kierpień [ˈkʲɛrpjɛɲ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Głogówek, within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland,[1] close to the Czech border. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Głogówek, 22 km (14 mi) east of Prudnik, and 31 km (19 mi) south of the regional capital Opole. Historically located in Upper Silesia, in the Prudnik Land.
The village was founded in the 13th century in a territory granted to the Cistercians by Duke Vladislaus I of Opole.[2]
Notable people
[edit]- Julius Zupitza (1844–1895), philologist
References
[edit]- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom IV (in Polish). Warszawa. 1883. p. 48.
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