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Wieprz, Silesian Voivodeship

Coordinates: 49°38′17″N 19°10′28″E / 49.63806°N 19.17444°E / 49.63806; 19.17444
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Wieprz
Village
General view of the village
General view of the village
Wieprz is located in Poland
Wieprz
Wieprz
Coordinates: 49°38′17″N 19°10′28″E / 49.63806°N 19.17444°E / 49.63806; 19.17444
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSilesian
CountyŻywiec
GminaRadziechowy-Wieprz
Population
3,535

Wieprz (Polish: [ˈvjɛpʂ] ⓘ, lit. '"Boar"') is a village in Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Radziechowy-Wieprz.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) south of Żywiec and 70 km (43 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice.

It is one of the oldest villages in Żywiec Basin. It was first mentioned in Liber beneficiorum (1470-1480) as Wyeprze Maior and Wyeprze Minor.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Joannis Długosz Senioris Canonici Cracoviensis, "Liber Beneficiorum", Aleksander Przedziecki, Tom II, Kraków 1864, p. 290.
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