What is the population of Wyry, Silesia?

Wyry has a population of approximately 3,304 according to the latest available open data.

Where is Wyry, Silesia located?

Wyry is located in Silesia, Poland, at approximate coordinates 50.1349°, 18.8987°.

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Wyry

Total population

3,304

Coordinates50.13°, 18.90°

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Overview

Wyry is a village in Mikołów County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina called Gmina Wyry. It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south of Mikołów and 15 km (9 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice.

History & geography

History

The village was first mentioned in a 1287 document of Mieszko I, Duke of Cieszyn, when it was part of Piast-ruled fragmented Poland. Its name comes from an Old Polish word wir, meaning "spring". The Kingdom of Bohemia in 1526 became part of the Habsburg monarchy. In the War of the Austrian Succession most of Silesia was conquered by the Kingdom of Prussia, including the village. In 1770 the first coal mine in Wyry was opened. There is a memorial to the murdered civilians, as well as graves of fallen Polish soldiers of the 1939 battle, in Wyry. Four Polish policemen from Wyry were murdered by the Russians in the Katyn massacre in 1940. Coal was mined in Wyry until the 1960s.

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