Kierpień
Kierpień
Kerpen | |
|---|---|
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], additional name in German: Kerpen,[1] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Głogówek, within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland,[2] close to the Czech border.
The village was founded in the 13th century in a territory granted to the Cistercians by Duke Vladislaus I of Opole.[3]
Notable people
- Julius Zupitza (1844–1895), philologist
See also
References
- ^ Państwowy Rejestr Nazw Geograficznych – miejscowości – format XLSX, Place Names Register of Poland – PRNG, Head Office of Geodesy and Cartography, 23 August 2025, PRNG identifier: 53084
- ^ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
- ^ Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom IV (in Polish). Warszawa. 1883. p. 48.
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