Biery (german: Bierau) is a village in
Gmina Jasienica
Gmina Jasienica is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. Its seat is the village of Jasienica.
The gmina covers an area of , and as of ...
,
Bielsko County,
Silesian Voivodeship
Silesian Voivodeship, or Silesia Province ( pl, województwo śląskie ) is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland, centered on the historic region known as Upper Silesia ('), with Katowice serving as its capital.
Despite the Silesian V ...
, southern Poland. It has a population of 1,284 (2016). It lies in the historical region of
Cieszyn Silesia
Cieszyn Silesia, TěšÃn Silesia or Teschen Silesia ( pl, ÅšlÄ…sk CieszyÅ„ski ; cs, TěšÃnské Slezsko or ; german: Teschener Schlesien or ) is a historical region in south-eastern Silesia, centered on the towns of Cieszyn and ÄŒeský TÄ ...
.
The village was created in the 16th century by the owners of
Grodziec. Originally it was named ''Birowy'', and first appeared on a map from 1563. However other source from 1610, issued by
Adam Wenceslaus, Duke of Cieszyn
Adam Wenceslaus of Cieszyn ( pl, Adam WacÅ‚aw cieszyÅ„ski, cs, Adam Václav TěšÃnský, german: Adam Wenzel von Teschen; 12 December 1574 – 13 July 1617), was a Duke of Cieszyn from 1579 until his death.
He was the second but only surviving ...
, cites a privilege from 1554, where the village was already supposedly mentioned.
There is a Catholic
Heart of Jesus church in the village.
Inventor
Józef Bożek was born here in 1782.
Footnotes
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External links
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Information at Gmina Jasienica website
Villages in Bielsko County
Cieszyn Silesia
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