Biery

Biery [ˈbjɛrɨ] (German: Bierau) is a village in Gmina Jasienica, Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has a population of 1,284 (2016). It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.

Biery
Village
Sacred Heart church
Coat of arms
Biery
Coordinates: 49°47′46.9″N 18°54′47.6″E
CountryPoland
VoivodeshipSilesian
CountyBielsko
GminaJasienica
Government
 • MayorMaria Bury
Area
 • Total2.164 km2 (0.836 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)
 • Total1,284
 • Density590/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Car platesSBI

The village was created in the 16th century by the owners of Grodziec.[1] Originally it was named Birowy, and first appeared on a map from 1563.[2] However other source from 1610, issued by Adam Wenceslaus, Duke of Cieszyn, cites a privilege from 1554, where the village was already supposedly mentioned.[3]

There is a Catholic Heart of Jesus church in the village.

Inventor Józef Bożek was born here in 1782.

Footnotes
  1. J. Polak, 2011, p. 9
  2. "Map of Stanisław Porębski, ca. 1563". Archived from the original on 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
  3. Panic, Idzi (2011). Śląsk Cieszyński w początkach czasów nowożytnych (1528-1653) [Cieszyn Silesia in Early modern period (1528-1653)] (in Polish). Cieszyn: Starostwo Powiatowe w Cieszynie. p. 165. ISBN 978-83-926929-5-9.

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