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Bielsko-Biała (byĕl`skô byä`lä), Ger. Bielitz, city (1993 est. pop. 185,000), Śląskie prov., S Poland, on the Biała River, a tributary of the Vistula. The city is a railway junction and has a noted woolen textile industry. Other manufactures include machines for the mining and chemical industries. It is also a tourist and winter sports center. Founded in the 13th cent., the city passed to Austria in 1772 and was returned to Poland in 1919. It was called Bielsko until 1950, when it joined the town of Biała, across the river, to form a single city. Bielsko-Biała a town in S Poland: created in 1951 by the union of Bielsko and Biala Krakowska; a leading textile centre since the 16th century. Pop.: 356 000 (2005 est.) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Serving the Polish electronic design community since 1991, Evatronix is headquartered in Bielsko-Biala, and has a R&D division near the Siliesian Technical University in Gliwice. is the water and wastewater utility serving the Bielsko-Biala area of Southern Poland. |
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