Biery
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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 | 593.3/km2 (1,537/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Car plates | SBI |
Biery [ˈbjɛrɨ] is a village in Gmina Jasienica, Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland.[1] It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.
The village was created in the 16th century by the owners of Grodziec.[2] Originally it was named Birowy, and first appeared on a map from 1563.[3] However other source from 1610, issued by Adam Wenceslaus, Duke of Cieszyn, cites a privilege from 1554, where the village was already supposedly mentioned.[4]
There is a Catholic Heart of Jesus church in the village.
Inventor Józef Bożek was born here in 1782.
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