Wiry, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

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Wiry is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Marcinowice, within Świdnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It lies approximately 6 km east of Marcinowice, 16 km east of Świdnica, and 42 km south-west of the regional capital Wrocław.

History

When it was part of medieval Piast-ruled Poland, Wiry was mentioned in 1193 as an endowment of the Canons Regular Monastery in Wrocław. The name of the village is of Polish origin and comes from the old Polish word wir.

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