Kobierzyce

Village in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, Poland

50°58′N 16°55′E / 50.967°N 16.917°E / 50.967; 16.917Country

PolandVoivodeshipLower SilesianCountyWrocław CountyGminaKobierzyceFirst mentioned1257Population

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Kobierzyce [kɔbjɛˈʐɨt͡sɛ] 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.

History

The 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

There is a train station in the village.

Sports

The village is home to KPR Kobierzyce, women's handball club, which competes in the Polish Women's Superliga, the country's top division.

References

^ "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.