Kobierzyce (german: Koberwitz) is a village in Wrocław County,

Lower Silesian Voivodeship Lower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province, in southwestern Poland, is one of the 16 voivodeships (provinces) into which Poland is divided. The voivodeship was created on 1 January 1999 out of the former Wrocław, Legnica, Wałbrz ...

, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (

gmina The gmina (Polish: , plural ''gminy'' , from German ''Gemeinde'' meaning ''commune'') is the principal unit of the administrative division of Poland, similar to a municipality. , there were 2,477 gminas throughout the country, encompassing over 4 ...

) called

Gmina Kobierzyce __NOTOC__ Gmina Kobierzyce is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the village of Kobierzyce. The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2019 its total populati ...

. It lies approximately south-west of the regional capital

Wrocław Wrocław (; german: Breslau, or . ; Silesian German: ''Brassel'') is a city in southwestern Poland and the largest city in the historical region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the River Oder in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, rou ...

. The village has a population of 2,095.

History

The oldest known mention of the village comes from a document of Duke

Henry III the White Henry III the White ( pl, Henryk III Biały) ( – 3 December 1266), a member of the Silesian Piasts, was Duke of Silesia at Wrocław from 1248 until his death, as co-ruler with his brother Władysław. Life He was the third son of the Polish hi ...

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 Weaving is a method of textile production in which two distinct sets of yarns or threads are interlaced at right angles to form a fabric or cloth. Other methods are knitting, crocheting, felting, and braiding or plaiting. The longitudinal th ...

. It was the location for Rudolf Steiner's Agriculture Course in 1924. 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".Paull, Joh
"Attending the First Organic Agriculture Course: Rudolf Steiner’s Agriculture Course at Koberwitz, 1924"
''European Journal of Social Sciences'', 2011, 21(1):64-70.

Transport

There is a train station in the village.

Sports

The village is home to

KPR Kobierzyce KPR Kobierzyce is a women's handball team, based in Kobierzyce, founded in 1998. They are currently competing in the Ekstraklasa and Women's EHF European League. Achievements * Ekstraklasa ** ''Bronze: 2022'' * Polish Cup (Puchar Polski) ** ...

, women's

handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball or Olympic handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of throwing it into the g ...

club, which competes in the Polish Women's Superliga, the country's top division.

References

Villages in Wrocław County {{Wrocław-geo-stub