Kierpień

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Kierpień
Kerpen
Village
Kierpień
Kerpen
Coordinates: 50°23′30″N 17°51′21″E / 50.39167°N 17.85583°E / 50.39167; 17.85583
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Opole
County Prudnik
Gmina Głogówek

Kierpień [ˈkʲɛrpjɛɲ], German Kerpen, is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Głogówek, within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border.[1] It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Głogówek, 22 km (14 mi) east of Prudnik, and 31 km (19 mi) south of the regional capital Opole.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II).

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Coordinates: 50°23′30″N 17°51′21″E / 50.39167°N 17.85583°E / 50.39167; 17.85583


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