Kobierzyce [kɔbjɛˈʐɨt͡sɛ] (German: Koberwitz) is a village in Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Kobierzyce. It lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.
Kobierzyce | |
|---|---|
Village | |
 Palace in Kobierzyce | |
  Kobierzyce | |
| Coordinates: 50°58′N 16°55′E / 50.967°N 16.917°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian |
| County | Wrocław |
| Gmina | Kobierzyce |
| First mentioned | 1257 |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,095 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | DWR |
| Website | www |
History
editThe oldest known mention of the village comes from a document of Duke Henry III the White from 1257, when it was part of fragmented Piast-ruled Poland. Its name is of Polish origin, and comes from the word kobierzec, referring to its role as a center of weaving.[2]
It was the location for Rudolf Steiner's Agriculture Course in 1924.[3] It was a course of eight lectures, there were 111 attendees from six countries, it led to the development of biodynamic agriculture, and it has been described as "the first organic agriculture course".[4]
Transport
editThere is a train station in the village.
Sports
editThe village is home to KPR Kobierzyce, women's handball club, which competes in the Polish Women's Superliga, the country's top division.
References
edit- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ^ Adamy, Heinrich (1888). Die schlesischen Ortsnamen, ihre Entstehung und Bedeutung. Ein Bild aus der Vorzeit (in German). Verlag von Priebatsch's Buchhandlung. p. 11.
- ^ Paull, John (2013) "Koberwitz (Kobierzyce); In the footseps of Rudolf Steiner'", Journal of Bio-Dynamics Tasmania, 109 (Autumn), pp. 7-11.
- ^ Paull, John (2011). "Attending the First Organic Agriculture Course: Rudolf Steiner's Agriculture Course at Koberwitz, 1924". European Journal of Social Sciences. 21 (1): 64–70.
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