Bielsk Podlaski

Bielsk Podlaski
	Bielsk Podlaski
	Bielsk Podlaski
Basic data
State :	Poland
Voivodeship :	Podlaskie
Powiat :	Bielsk Podlaski
Area :	26.88 km²
Geographic location :	52 ° 46 ′ N , 23 ° 12 ′ E Coordinates: 52 ° 46 ′ 0 ″ N , 23 ° 12 ′ 0 ″ E
Height :	161 m npm
Residents :	25,290 ; (Jun. 30, 2019)
Postal code :	17-100 to 17-102
Telephone code :	(+48) 85
License plate :	BBI
Economy and Transport
Street :	Białystok - Lublin
Rail route :	Białystok - Brest
Next international airport :	Warsaw
Gmina
Gminatype:	Borough
Surface:	26.88 km²
Residents:	25,290 ; (Jun. 30, 2019)
Population density :	941 inhabitants / km²
Community number ( GUS ):	2003011
Administration (as of 2007)
Mayor :	Eugeniusz Berezowiec
Address:	ul. Kopernika 1 ; 17-100 Bielsk Podlaski
Website :	www.bielsk-podlaski.pl
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Bielsk Podlaski [ ˈbʲɛlsk pɔdˈlaskʲi ] ( Lithuanian Bielskas ; Belarusian Бельск-Падляскі , Biêlśk Pudláśki ) is a city in Poland in the eponymous district of the Podlaskie Voivodeship , located on the Białystokiała about 50 kilometers south of Białystokiała .

history

When the place was first mentioned in 1253 as part of the Rus principality of Halych-Volhynia , it was already considered an old settlement. Presumably it already existed at the beginning of the 11th century, founded by the prince of Kievan Rus Yaroslav the Wise . In the first half of the 14th century, the place was incorporated into the Grand Duchy of Lithuania . In 1430 he received city rights. In 1495 the city charter was granted according to Magdeburg law . Bielsk Podlaski was already an important handicraft town. After 1520 it became the center of Bielsk in the Podlaskie Voivodeship . In 1569 the city became part of Poland, in 1795 it fell to Prussia and in 1807 to Russia.

The connection to the rail network took place in 1873 on the Königsberg - Brest line . About 7,000 people lived in the city at that time.

On September 23, 1939, the place was occupied by Soviet troops. The following German occupation lasted until July 30, 1944. With the renewed invasion of the Red Army , the Second World War came to an end for Bielsk Podlaski. About 70% of the place was destroyed.

The traditional Jewish community of Bielsk was completely destroyed in the course of the German occupation.

Rural community

The rural community of Bielsk Podlaski, to which the city of Bielsk Podlaski itself does not belong, has an area of 430.14 km², on which (as of June 30, 2019) 6636 people live.