Bielsk County, Administrative district in Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland
Bielsk County spans 1,385 square kilometers across northeastern Poland, featuring forests, rivers, and agricultural lands between Białystok and Siemiatycze counties.
The region received administrative recognition in 1495 when Bielsk Podlaski obtained its city charter under the Magdeburg law from Alexander Jagiellon.
The county maintains its traditional Eastern European identity through agricultural practices, local festivals, and regional customs from Polish and Lithuanian heritage.
The administrative center of Bielsk Podlaski provides governmental services to eight gminas, including two urban districts and six rural municipalities.
The territory encompasses two principal towns, Bielsk Podlaski and Brańsk, with a population density of 39 residents per square kilometer.
Location: Podlaskie Voivodeship
Capital city: Bielsk Podlaski
Shares border with: Siemiatycze County, Wysokie Mazowieckie County, Białystok County, Hajnówka County
Website: http://powiatbielski.pl
GPS coordinates: 52.76667,23.20000
Latest update: March 6, 2025 03:00
Church of the Assumption of the Archangel Michael in Bielsk Podlaski
608 m
Saints Mary and Nicholas Basilica in Bielsk Podlaski
799 m
Iconographic School in Bielsk Podlaski
1.3 km
Orthodox cathedral church of The Lord's Resurrection in Bielsk Podlaski
266 m
Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Bielsk Podlaski
910 m
Bielsk Podlaski town hall
697 m
Smulscy's manor in Bielsk Podlaski
762 m
Muzeum Podlaskie
697 m
Saint Nicholas chapel in Bielsk Podlaski
451 m
Holy Trinity Orthodox chapel at Iconographic School in Bielsk Podlaski
1.3 km
Stadion MOSiR w Bielsku Podlaskim
1.7 km
Monaster św. Mikołaja w Bielsku Podlaskim
449 m
Saint George Orthodox chapel in Bielsk Podlaski
220 m
Muzeum Martyrologii w Bielsku Podlaskim
934 m
Baptist church in Bielsk Podlaski
226 m
Muzeum Obojga Narodów w Bielsku Podlaskim Oddział Muzeum Podlaskiego w Białymstoku
700 m
Orthodox church of the St. Mary's Birth in Bielsk Podlaski
340 m
Cemetery in the courtyard of Basilica of the Nativity of St. Mary and St. Nicholas in Bielsk
801 m
City cemetery in Bielsk Podlaski
1.6 km
8 Białowieska Street in Bielsk Podlaski
580 m
4A Kościelna Street in Bielsk Podlaski
821 m
6 3 Maja Street in Bielsk Podlaski
839 m
1 Plac Ratuszowy in Bielsk Podlaski
723 m
4 Kościelna Street in Bielsk Podlaski
789 m
Ogrodzenie z basztami i bramą
978 m
Bell tower of the Saints Mary and Nicholas Basilica in Bielsk Podlaski
769 m
Dwór
784 m
Klasztor, ob. szkoła muzyczna
939 mReviews
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