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Country
  
Poland

Gmina
  
Jasienica

Car plates
  
SBI

Local time
  
Wednesday 12:40 PM

Voivodeship
  
Silesian Voivodeship

County
  
Bielsko

Time zone
  
CET (UTC+1)

Area
  
216 ha

Population
  
1,233 (2009)

Biery

Weather
  
7°C, Wind W at 19 km/h, 60% Humidity

Biery [ˈbjɛrɨ] (German: Bierau) is a village in Gmina Jasienica, Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It has a population of 1,233 (2009). It lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia.

Map of Biery, Poland

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, 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.

References

Biery Wikipedia