Wieprz, Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Wieprz.
Wieprz
Village
General view of the village
Wieprz
Coordinates: 49°38′17″N 19°10′28″E / 49.63806°N 19.17444°E / 49.63806; 19.17444
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSilesian
CountyŻywiec
GminaRadziechowy-Wieprz
Population
3,535

Wieprz (Polish: [ˈvjɛpʂ] ⓘ, lit. '"Boar"') is a village in Żywiec County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Radziechowy-Wieprz.

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.

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