Kryry, Poland

Kryry
Village
A local Catholic church
Kryry
Coordinates: 50°0′N 18°48′E / 50.000°N 18.800°ECoordinates: 50°0′N 18°48′E / 50.000°N 18.800°E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Silesian
County	Pszczyna
Gmina	Suszec
Population	1,355

Kryry [ˈkrɨrɨ] (German: Krier) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Suszec, within Pszczyna County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.^[1] It lies approximately 4 kilometres (2 mi) south of Suszec, 11 km (7 mi) west of Pszczyna, and 32 km (20 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice.

The village has a population of 1,355.

History

The village was first mentioned in 1380.

During the political upheaval caused by Matthias Corvinus the land around Pszczyna was overtaken by Casimir II, Duke of Cieszyn, who sold it in 1517 to the Hungarian magnates of the Thurzó family, forming the Pless state country. In the accompanying sales document issued on 21 February 1517 the village was mentioned as Kryry.^[2] 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.

References

1. "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
2. Musioł, Ludwik (1930). "Dokument sprzedaży księstwa pszczyńskiego z dn. 21. lutego 1517 R.". Roczniki Towarzystwa Przyjaciół Nauk na Śląsku. Katowice: nakł. Towarzystwa ; Drukiem K. Miarki. R. 2: 235–237. Retrieved 12 September 2014.