Bielsko-Biała

Bielsko-Biała is a city in the Silesian Voivodeship of southwest Poland, with a population of 170,000 in 2020. It's post-industrial but has many interesting old buildings and museums, and sits at the foot of the Beskidy mountains.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ossuary and Bielsko-Biała Museum and Castle.

Ossuary

Memorial

Photo: Gakuro, CC BY-SA 3.0.

An ossuary is a chest, box, building, well, or site made to serve as the final resting place of human skeletal remains. They are frequently used where burial space is scarce.

Bielsko-Biała Museum and Castle

Museum

Photo: Bieniecki Piotr, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Bielsko-Biała Museum, also known as the Castle of the Sułkowski Princes is a museum for the city of Bielsko-Biała, Poland located in the historical Bielsko Castle.

Bielsko-Biała Główna railway station

Railway station

Photo: Pankrzysztoff, CC BY-SA 3.0 pl.

Bielsko-Biała Główna railway station is a railway station in Bielsko-Biała, Poland. As of 2022, it is served by Polregio, Silesian Railways and PKP Intercity.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wapienica and Straconka.

Wapienica

Suburb

Photo: Adrian.s6, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Wapienica is an osiedle of Bielsko-Biała, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. The osiedle has an area of 25.8856 km2 and on December 31, 2006, had 10,439 inhabitants. It is located in the western part of the city, alongside Wapienica river. Wapienica is situated 4 km west of Bielsko-Biała.

Straconka

Suburb

Photo: Bieniecki Piotr, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Straconka is an osiedle of Bielsko-Biała, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. The osiedle has an area of 5.8455 km2 and on December 31, 2006, had 3,149 inhabitants. Straconka is situated 4½ km southeast of Bielsko-Biała.

Bielsko-Biała

Type: Locality with 172,000 residents
Also known as: “Bielsko-Biala” and “Gmina Bielsko-Biała”
Location: Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
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Latitude

49.812° or 49° 48′ 43″ north

Longitude

19.0389° or 19° 2′ 20″ east

Population

172,000

Elevation

354 metres (1,161 feet)

Open location code

8FXXR26Q+RH

GeoNames ID

7532925

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In Other Languages

“Bielsko-Biała” goes by many names.

Polish: “Bielsko-Biała”
Polish: “gmina miejska Bielsko-Biała”

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