Biery Explained

Official Name:Biery
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Silesian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Bielsko
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Jasienica
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Maria Bury
Area Total Km2:2.164
Population As Of:2016
Population Total:1284
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Coordinates:49.7964°N 18.9132°W
Blank Name:Car plates
Blank Info:SBI

Biery is a village in Gmina Jasienica, Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. 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.

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Notes and References

  1. J. Polak, 2011, p. 9
  2. Web site: Map of Stanisław Porębski, ca. 1563 . 2012-12-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150316192310/http://kasztelania.pl/mapa_mapa1563.php . 2015-03-16 . dead .
  3. Book: Panic, Idzi . Idzi Panic

    . Idzi Panic . Śląsk Cieszyński w początkach czasów nowożytnych (1528-1653) . Cieszyn Silesia in Early modern period (1528-1653) . Starostwo Powiatowe w Cieszynie . 2011 . Cieszyn . 165 . Polish . 978-83-926929-5-9 .