Wieprz, Silesian Voivodeship Explained

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]

Notes and References

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