| Kobierzyce | |
| Settlement Type: | Village |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Voivodeship |
| Subdivision Name1: | Lower Silesian |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Wrocław |
| Subdivision Type3: | Gmina |
| Subdivision Name3: | Kobierzyce |
| Established Title: | First mentioned |
| Established Date: | 1257 |
| Pushpin Map: | Poland |
| Coordinates: | 50.9667°N 71°W |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Population Total: | 2095 |
| Registration Plate: | DWR |
Kobierzyce (de|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. It lies approximately 20km (10miles) south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.
The oldest known mention of the village comes from a document of Duke Henry III the White from 1257, when it was part of fragmented Piast-ruled Poland. Its name is of Polish origin, and comes from the word kobierzec, referring to its role as a center of weaving.[2]
It was the location for Rudolf Steiner's Agriculture Course in 1924.[3] 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".[4]
There is a train station in the village.
The village is home to KPR Kobierzyce, women's handball club, which competes in the Polish Women's Superliga, the country's top division.