Krzepice

Krzepice
St. Jacob's church
Coat of arms
Krzepice
Coordinates: 50°58′2″N 18°43′55″E / 50.96722°N 18.73194°E / 50.96722; 18.73194Coordinates: 50°58′2″N 18°43′55″E / 50.96722°N 18.73194°E / 50.96722; 18.73194
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Silesian
County	Kłobuck
Gmina	Krzepice
Established	12th century
City rights	1357
Government
• Mayor	Krystian Kotynia
Area
• Total	27.71 km2 (10.70 sq mi)
Population (2006)
• Total	4,524
• Density	160/km2 (420/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	42-160
Area code(s)	+48 34
Car plates	SKL
Climate	Cfb
Website	http://www.krzepice.pl

Krzepice pronounced [kʂɛˈpʲit͡sɛ] is a Polish town near , in Kłobuck County, Silesian Voivodeship, in northwestern corner of Lesser Poland. It is located near the historic border of Lesser Poland and Silesia, which goes along the Liswarta river. A few kilometers to the northwest, Lesser Poland meets another historic province of the country, Greater Poland.

For centuries, until 1793 during the Partitions of Poland, the town belonged to Lelów County of Kraków Voivodeship. Annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia as part of New Silesia in 1807, it was passed to the Duchy of Warsaw, and then Congress Poland. In 1918 it returned to Poland, and was part of Kielce Voivodeship. After World War II, Krzepice remained in Kielce Voivodeship until 1950, when it became part of Katowice Voivodeship. The town is home to a sports club Liswarta, established in 1946.

The name Krzepice, mentioned for the first time in 1356 as Crzepycze, comes from a last name Krzepa; most probably, members of this family lived in the area of the town. In a Latin language medieval document of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Wrocław (Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis), written in 1295-1305, Krzepice is spelled Crippicz antiquum.