Kierpień
Kierpień
Kerpen | |
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Village | |
Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary in Kierpień | |
| Coordinates: 50°23′30″N 17°51′21″E / 50.39167°N 17.85583°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Opole |
| County | Prudnik |
| Gmina | Głogówek |
| Founded | 13th century |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | OPR |
Kierpień [ˈkʲɛrpjɛɲ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Głogówek, within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the Czech border. It lies approximately 6 km (4 mi) north of Głogówek, 22 km (14 mi) east of Prudnik, and 31 km (19 mi) south of the regional capital Opole.
The village was founded in the 13th century in a territory granted to the Cistercians by Duke Vladislaus I of Opole.