Kobierzyce
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| Coordinates: 50°58′N 16°55′E / 50.967°N 16.917°E | |||
| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian | ||
| County | Wrocław County | ||
| Gmina | Kobierzyce | ||
| Population | 2,095 | ||
| Website | http://www.ugk.pl/ | ||
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. Prior to 1945 it belonged to Germany. It lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) south-west of the capital of Lower Silesian Voievodship Wrocław.
Kobierzyce/Koberwitz 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"[2].
The village has a population of 2,095.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01. http://www.stat.gov.pl/broker/access/prefile/listPreFiles.jspa.
- ^ Paull, John "Attending the First Organic Agriculture Course: Rudolf Steiner’s Agriculture Course at Koberwitz, 1924", European Journal of Social Sciences, 2011, 21(1):64-70.
Coordinates: 50°58′N 16°55′E / 50.967°N 16.917°E
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