Biery [ˈbjɛrɨ] is a village in Gmina Jasienica, Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. 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 / 49.796361°N 18.913222°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| County | Bielsko |
| Gmina | Jasienica |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Maria Bury |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.164 km2 (0.836 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 1,284 |
| • Density | 590/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | SBI |
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
edit- ^ J. Polak, 2011, p. 9
- ^ "Map of Stanisław Porębski, ca. 1563". Archived from the original on 2015-03-16. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
- ^ 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.
References
edit- Polak, Jerzy (2011). Obrazki z dziejów gminy Jasienica. Cieszyn: Muzeum Śląska Cieszyńskiego. ISBN 978-83-922005-6-7.
External links
edit- (in Polish) Information at Gmina Jasienica website
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