Bielsk Podlaski (town)

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:town
gptkbp:area 27.19 km²
gptkbp:cityRights 1495
gptkbp:coatOfArms features a white bear
gptkbp:country gptkb:Poland
gptkbp:county gptkb:Bielsk_County
gptkbp:demographics significant Belarusian minority
significant Orthodox Christian population
significant Roman Catholic population
gptkbp:distance_from_Białystok about 40 km south
gptkbp:firstMentioned 1253
gptkbp:gmina Gmina Bielsk Podlaski (urban gmina)
gptkbp:historicalEvent occupied by Nazi Germany 1941–1944
part of Russian Empire
part of Second Polish Republic
part of Grand Duchy of Lithuania
part of Białystok Voivodeship (1919–1939)
gptkbp:historicalRegion gptkb:Podlachia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bielsk Podlaski (town)
gptkbp:language gptkb:Russian
Belarusian
Polish
Ukrainian
gptkbp:latitude 52.7650
gptkbp:longitude 23.1950
gptkbp:marketRightsSince 1495
gptkbp:mayor gptkb:Jarosław_Borowski
gptkbp:notableLandmark Town
Catholic Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Orthodox Church of the Nativity of the Theotokos
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Leon_Tarasewicz
Mikołaj Hajdukiewicz
Wiktor Szwed
gptkbp:officialWebsite https://www.bielsk-podlaski.pl/
gptkbp:population approximately 25,000
gptkbp:postalCode 17-100
gptkbp:railwayStation Bielsk Podlaski railway station
gptkbp:region north-eastern Poland
gptkbp:river gptkb:Biała_River
gptkbp:timezone CET
gptkbp:timezoneDST CEST
gptkbp:twinTown gptkb:Kamianets-Podilskyi
gptkb:Bauska
Bielsk (Belarus)
gptkbp:vehicleRegistrationCode gptkb:BBI
gptkbp:voivodeship gptkb:Podlaskie_Voivodeship
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gmina_Bielsk_Podlaski
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8