Kierpień [ˈkʲɛrpjɛɲ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Głogówek, within Prudnik County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) north of Głogówek, 22 km (14 mi) east of Prudnik, and 31 km (19 mi) south of the regional capital Opole. Historically located in Upper Silesia, in the Prudnik Land.

• Julius Zupitza (1844–1895), philologist