Bielsk County, Administrative district in Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland
Bielsk County is an administrative district in northeastern Poland that encompasses forests, rivers, and farming regions. The county is organized around several towns and rural areas that form its territorial structure.
The main town Bielsk Podlaski received city rights in 1495 under Magdeburg law from Alexander Jagiellon. This charter marked the beginning of formal administrative organization in the region.
The region maintains its Eastern European character through farming traditions and local customs shaped by Polish and Lithuanian influences. You can see this connection in how people use the land and celebrate their local gatherings.
The administrative center Bielsk Podlaski serves as the main hub for local services and information. Visitors can use the town as a starting point to explore the surrounding rural areas and neighboring towns.
The territory is shaped mainly by two towns: Bielsk Podlaski and Brańsk, which serve as distinct local centers for their populations. Despite its rural nature, the district contains several historical town squares that show settlement here has been organized for centuries.
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: December 10, 2025 15:59
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 kmStadion 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
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