Bierna, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Bierna
Village
Bierna
Coordinates: 51°02′06″N 15°07′14″E / 51.03500°N 15.12056°E / 51.03500; 15.12056
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Zgorzelec
Gmina Sulików
For other places with the same name, see Bierna.

Bierna [ˈbjɛrna] (German: Berna) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Sulików, within Zgorzelec County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border.[1]

Prior to 1945 it was part of the German Province of Silesia. Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles.

It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south-east of Sulików, 15 kilometres (9 mi) south-east of Zgorzelec, and 135 kilometres (84 mi) west of the regional capital Wrocław.

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Coordinates: 51°02′06″N 15°07′14″E / 51.03500°N 15.12056°E / 51.03500; 15.12056

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