Wieprz | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Total Type: | |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
Subdivision Name1: | Silesian |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Żywiec |
Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
Subdivision Name3: | Radziechowy-Wieprz |
Coordinates: | 49.6381°N 19.1744°W |
Pushpin Map: | Poland |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Population Total: | 3535 |
Wieprz (in Polish ˈvjɛpʂ/,) 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 7km (04miles) south of Żywiec and 700NaN0 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]