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Wilamowice
Wilamowice
(,
Wymysorys
:
Wymysoü
) is a small
town
in southern
Poland
, situated in the
Bielsko County
,
Silesian Voivodeship
(since 1999, previously in
Bielsko-Biala Voivodeship
, 1975–1998). The
endangered language
of
Wymysorys
is spoken here by about 70 native speakers, the majority of them elderly. The language was the main one of the town until the early
communist
period (1945–1956), when authorities repressed it. The inhabitants identifying themselves with the original culture are
Wilamowiczanie
.
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