Bielsko-Biała

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Bielsko-Biała is a city in southern Poland at the foot of the Beskid Mountains, known as a regional industrial and cultural center formed from the historic towns of Bielsko and Biała.

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Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
urban gmina
area approximately 125 km²
country Poland
distanceToKatowice about 60 km
distanceToKraków about 90 km
formedFrom Biała
Bielsko-Biała self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bielsko
formerLanguageCommunities German
Jewish
hasAirportNearby Katowice Airport
John Paul II International Airport Kraków–Balice
surface form: Kraków John Paul II International Airport
hasCityRightsSince 1951
hasCulturalInstitution Bielsko-Biała Museum
Galeria Bielska BWA
Polish Theatre in Bielsko-Biała
hasPopulation approximately 170000
hasRailwayJunction yes
hasSportsClub TS Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała
hasStatus city with powiat rights
hasUniversity University of Bielsko-Biała
historicallyKnownFor automotive industry
textile industry
historicalTownPart Biała Krakowska
Bielsko-Biała self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bielsko
isRegionalCenterOf culture
industry
languageMajority Polish
locatedAtFootOf Beskids
surface form: Beskid Mountains
locatedIn southern Poland
locatedInAdministrativeEntity Silesian Voivodeship
locatedInHistoricalRegion Cieszyn Silesia
Lesser Poland
locatedNear Little Beskids
Silesian Beskids
locatedOnRiver Biała River
Vistula basin
locatedSouthOf Katowice
mergerDate 1951
postalCodeRange 43-300
timeZone CET
timeZoneDST CEST
twinCity Baia Mare
Bergamo
Besançon
Freiburg im Breisgau
Krosno
Székesfehérvár
Ternopil
vehicleRegistrationCode SB
voivodeshipCapitalOf Bielsko County (de facto, city county outside county)

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Referenced by (23)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sucha Beskidzka nearbyCity Bielsko-Biała
Wadowice hasRailConnectionTo Bielsko-Biała
Austrian Silesia majorCity Bielsko-Biała
this entity surface form: Bielsko
Besançon twinnedWith Bielsko-Biała
southern Poland hasMajorCity Bielsko-Biała
subject surface form: Southern Poland
Wolfsburg twinCity Bielsko-Biała
Mulhouse twinCity Bielsko-Biała
Bielsko-Biała formedFrom Bielsko-Biała self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Bielsko
Bielsko-Biała historicalTownPart Bielsko-Biała self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Bielsko
Union of Polish Metropolises hasMember Bielsko-Biała
Valenciennes twinTown Bielsko-Biała
Silesian Voivodeship containsCity Bielsko-Biała
Katowice railway station connectsTo Bielsko-Biała
Zofia Kossak-Szczucka deathPlace Bielsko-Biała
this entity surface form: Bielsko-Biała, Poland
Duchy of Teschen hasMajorTown Bielsko-Biała
this entity surface form: Bielsko
Zofia Kossak-Szczucka (intelligence support) placeOfDeath Bielsko-Biała
subject surface form: Zofia Kossak-Szczucka
this entity surface form: Bielsko-Biała, Poland
Biała partOfUrbanArea Bielsko-Biała
this entity surface form: Bielsko-Biała urban area
Biała Krakowska hasNameInGerman Bielsko-Biała
this entity surface form: Krakau-Biala
Polish Theatre in Bielsko-Biała ownedBy Bielsko-Biała
this entity surface form: City of Bielsko-Biała
Polish Theatre in Bielsko-Biała regionServed Bielsko-Biała
this entity surface form: Bielsko-Biała urban area
Bielsko-Biała Museum operatedIn Bielsko-Biała
this entity surface form: Bielsko-Biała urban area
TS Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała shortName Bielsko-Biała
this entity surface form: Podbeskidzie Bielsko-Biała
Biała River passesThrough Bielsko-Biała
this entity surface form: Bielsko district of Bielsko-Biała