Biery

For the surname, see Biery (surname).

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
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

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.

References

• Polak, Jerzy (2011). Obrazki z dziejów gminy Jasienica. Cieszyn: Muzeum Śląska Cieszyńskiego. ISBN 978-83-922005-6-7.

External links

• (in Polish) Information at Gmina Jasienica website