Kobierzyce
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| Kobierzyce | |||
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  Kobierzyce | |||
| Coordinates: 50°58′N 16°55′E / 50.967°N 16.917°E | |||
| Country |
 Poland | ||
| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian | ||
| County | Wrocław County | ||
| Gmina | Kobierzyce | ||
| Population | 2,095 | ||
| Website | http://www.ugk.pl/ | ||
Kobierzyce [kɔbjɛˈʐɨt͡sɛ] (German: Koberwitz) is a village in Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland.[1] It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Kobierzyce. Prior to 1945 it belonged to Germany. It lies approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) south-west of the capital of Lower Silesian Voivodeship Wrocław.
Kobierzyce/Koberwitz was the location for Rudolf Steiner's Agriculture Course in 1924.[2] It was a course of eight lectures, there were 111 attendees from six countries, it led to the development of biodynamic agriculture, and it has been described as "the first organic agriculture course".[3]
The village has a population of 2,095.
References
- ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ↑ Paull, John (2013) "Koberwitz (Kobierzyce); In the footseps of Rudolf Steiner'", Journal of Bio-Dynamics Tasmania, 109 (Autumn), pp. 7-11.
- ↑ Paull, John "Attending the First Organic Agriculture Course: Rudolf Steiner’s Agriculture Course at Koberwitz, 1924", European Journal of Social Sciences, 2011, 21(1):64-70.
Coordinates: 50°58′N 16°55′E / 50.967°N 16.917°E
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