Kobiór

Kobiór () is a village in Pszczyna County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Kobiór. It lies approximately north of Pszczyna and south of the regional capital Katowice.

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Settlement.name: Kobiór
Settlement.settlement_type: Village
Settlement.total_type:  
Settlement.image_skyline: Kobiór kościół 2024.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: Catholic church in Kobiór
Settlement.image_shield: Herb gminy Kobiór.svg
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_name: Poland
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Silesian
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Pszczyna
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Kobiór
Settlement.pushpin_map: Poland#Poland Silesian Voivodeship
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: right
Settlement.timezone: CET
Settlement.utc_offset: +1

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Official name: Kobiór
Population: 5088
Official website: www.forum.kobior.com
Image: Kobiór kościół 2024.jpg

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Commons category: Kobiór
postal code: 43-210
male population: 2508
female population: 2580
P8168: Maestrazgo
native label: Kobiór

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==History== thumb|left|Memorial to prisoners of local subcamps of the Stalag VIII-B|Stalag VIII-B/344 and Auschwitz camps from World War II In the Middle Ages, the area was part of the territory of the Vistulans tribe, one of the Polish tribes. It became part of the emerging Polish state in the 10th century. As a result of the fragmentation of Poland, it was part of the Polish Seniorate Province and Duchy of Racibórz. The village was established in the 15th century. Its name is of Polish origin.