Białystok

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Białystok is a city in northeastern Poland best known as the birthplace of L. L. Zamenhof and the cradle of the international language Esperanto.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf capital city
city
associatedWith Esperanto
birthplaceOf L. L. Zamenhof
capitalOf Podlaskie Voivodeship
climate humid continental climate
country Poland
countryCallingCode +48
countrySubdivision voivodeship of Podlaskie
currentAdministrativeStatus city with powiat rights
foundedInCentury 16th century
hasAirport Białystok-Krywlany Airport
hasCulturalInstitution Białystok Puppet Theatre
Podlasie Opera and Philharmonic
Podlaskie Museum
hasLandmark Branicki Palace
Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Białystok
Planty Park in Białystok
hasMunicipalRightsSince 1749
hasUniversity Białystok University of Technology
University of Białystok
historicalAffiliation People's Republic of Poland
Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
Russian Empire
Second Polish Republic
historicallyHadEthnicGroup Belarusians
Germans
Jews
Russians
historicalRegion Podlachia
language Polish
locatedIn Podlaskie Voivodeship
northeastern Poland
locatedOnRiver Biała River
majorEthnicGroup Poles
minorityLanguage Belarusian
nickname cradle of Esperanto
partOf Podlachia
population about 295000
postalCodePrefix 15
railwayStation Białystok railway station
timeZone Central European Time
timeZoneDST Central European Summer Time
twinCity Bari
Białystok County
Brest
Eindhoven
Groningen
Kaunas
Riga
vehicleRegistrationCode BI


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