Bielsk Podlaski
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Roads and Highways
Bielsk Podlaski is at the intersection of two National RoadNational roads in Poland
National road in Poland refers to a public trunk road controlled by the Polish central government authority, the General Directorship of National Roads and Motorways...
and a Voivodeship Road
Voivodeship road
A voivodeship road is a category of road in Poland. Voivodeship roads fall one step below national roads in importance. The roads are numbered from 100 to 993...
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- National Road 19 - Kuźnica Białystoka Border Crossing (Belarus) - Kuźnica - Białystok - Bielsk Podlaski - SiemiatyczeSiemiatyczeSiemiatycze is a town in north-eastern Poland, with 15,209 inhabitants . It is situated in the Podlaskie Voivodeship ; previously it was in Białystok Voivodeship . It is the capital of Siemiatycze County....
- Międzyrzec PodlaskiMiedzyrzec PodlaskiMiędzyrzec Podlaski is a city in Biała Podlaska County, Lublin Voivodeship, Poland, with the population of 17,162 inhabitants as of 2006. The total area of the city is 20.03 km2...
- KockKockKock is a town in eastern Poland, about 45 km north of Lublin and 120 km south-east of Warsaw. It lies in Lublin Voivodeship, in Lubartów County. It is the capital of the Kock Commune.As of 2004, its population numbered 3,509.-History:...
- LubartówLubartówLubartów is a town in eastern Poland, with 23,000 inhabitants , situated in Lublin Voivodeship. It is the capital of Lubartów County and the Lubartów Commune.-History:...
- LublinLublinLublin is the ninth largest city in Poland. It is the capital of Lublin Voivodeship with a population of 350,392 . Lublin is also the largest Polish city east of the Vistula river...
- KraśnikKrasnikKraśnik is a town in eastern Poland with 37,989 inhabitants , situated in the Lublin Voivodeship. It is the seat of Kraśnik County.-History:First settled in the 13th century, it received its city charter in 1377....
- Janów LubelskiJanów LubelskiJanów Lubelski is a town in eastern Poland. It has 11,882 inhabitants .Situated in the Lublin Voivodship . It is the capital of Janów Lubelski County.It has a large hospital...
- NiskoNiskoNisko is a town in Nisko County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland on the San River, with a population of 15,534 inhabitants, as of 2 June 2009...
- Sokołów Małopolski - RzeszówRzeszówRzeszów is a city in southeastern Poland with a population of 179,455 in 2010. It is located on both sides of the Wisłok River, in the heartland of the Sandomierska Valley... - National Road 66 - ZambrówZambrówZambrów is a town in northeastern Poland with 22,933 inhabitants . It is the capital of Zambrów County. Situated in the Podlaskie Voivodeship , previously in Łomża Voivodeship .-History:...
- BrańskBranskBrańsk is an Urban Gmina in Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is located north-eastern Poland.-Etymology:The name of the town comes from the river Bronka, a nearby tributary of the Nurzec River.-Location:...
- Bielsk Podlaski - KleszczeleKleszczeleKleszczele is a town in Hajnówka County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland. Prior to 1999, it was in Białystok Voivodeship .The Yiddish playwright Peretz Hirschbein was born in Kleszczele in 1881....
- Czeremcha - Połowce Border Crossing (Belarus) - Voivodeship Road 689 - Bielsk Podlaski - HajnówkaHajnówkaHajnówka is a town and a powiat seat in north-eastern Poland with 21,583 inhabitants . It is a notable centre of Belarusian culture in Poland and one of the centres of Orthodox faith. It is also notable for its proximity to the Białowieża Forest, the biggest primaeval forest in Europe. It is the...
- Białowieża -:CLOSED: Border Crossing (Belarus)
Twin towns — sister cities
Bielsk Podlaski is twinnedTown twinning
Twin towns and sister cities are two of many terms used to describe the cooperative agreements between towns, cities, and even counties in geographically and politically distinct areas to promote cultural and commercial ties.- Terminology :...
with: Svetlahorsk Raion
Svetlahorsk Raion
Svetlahorsk Raion is an administrative subdivision, a raion of Homiel Voblast, in Belarus....
, Belarus Călăraşi
Calarasi, Moldova
Călăraşi was founded 1848. Long ago, the word "călăraşi" meant "horsemen". The name of Călăraşi was inspired by a legend. In this legend, it is said that once when Ştefan cel Mare fought the Ottomans, he ordered a regiment of horsemen to stand guard...
, Moldova Călăraşi
Calarasi
Călăraşi , the capital of Călăraşi County and Sud-Muntenia Region in the Wallachia region, is situated in south-east Romania, on the bank of Danube's Borcea branch, at about 12 kilometers from the Bulgarian border and 125 kilometers from Bucharest....
, Romania Dve Mogili
Dve Mogili
Dve Mogili is a town in northeastern Bulgaria, part of Ruse Province. It is the administrative centre of Dve Mogili Municipality, which lies in the western part of the area. Dve Mogili is located 32 kilometres away from the provincial capital of Ruse...
, Bulgaria
People from Bielsk Podlaski
- Nadzieja Artymowicz, poet
- Wojciech Borecki, fotball manager
- Jarosław Borowski, scrablista
- Mirosław Car, football player
- Małgorzata Dmitruk, painter
- Lech Feszler, senator
- Doroteusz Fionik, ethnographer
- Ignacy Fonberg, chemist
- Marta Gryko, actress
- Father Leon Knabit, Benedictine priest
- Cezary Kosiński, actor
- Józef Lewartowski, activist
- Josif Łangbard, architect
- Jerzy Plutowicz, poet
- Małgorzata Prokopiuk-Kępka, journalist
- Maciej Radel, actor
- Marta Romaniuk, model
- Kamila Stepaniuk, athlete
- Rościsław Stepaniuk, pilot
- Captain Władysław Wysocki, recipient of the Virtuti MilitariVirtuti MilitariThe Order Wojenny Virtuti Militari is Poland's highest military decoration for heroism and courage in the face of the enemy at war...
- Mina BernMina BernMina Bern was a Polish-born American actress. She was a star of the Yiddish theater.-Biography:Mina Bern was born in Bielsk Podlaski. Her theatrical debut was in Bialystock under the director Yehuda Greenhoyz...
(1911–2010); Yiddish theatre actress