Biery

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Biery
Village
Sacred Heart church
Sacred Heart church
Coat of arms of Biery
Coat of arms
Biery is located in Poland
Biery
Biery
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Country Poland
Voivodeship Silesian
County Bielsko
Gmina Jasienica
Government
 • Mayor Maria Bury
Area 2.164 km2 (0.836 sq mi)
Population (2009) 1,233
 • Density 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
Car plates SBI

Biery [ˈbjɛrɨ] (German: Bierau) is a village in Gmina Jasienica, Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has a population of 1,233 (2009). It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.

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
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References

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