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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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, Koleje Śląskie and PKP Intercity.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bystra and Bielski Syjon.
Bystra
Village
Bystra is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wilkowice, within Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 3 km north-west of Wilkowice, 8 km south of Bielsko-Biała, and 55 km south of the regional capital Katowice. Bystra is situated 6 km south 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″ northLongitude
19.0389° or 19° 2′ 20″ eastPopulation
172,000Elevation
354 metres (1,161 feet)Open location code
8FXXR26Q+RHGeoNames 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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