Bielawa
(Flag)	(Coat of arms)
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Lower Silesian
Mayor	Ryszard Dźwiniel
Area	36,2 km²
Population  - city  - urban  - density	32 652(2006) 902,0/km²
Founded	13th century
City rights	1924
Latitude Longitude	50°42'N 16°37'E
Area code	+48 74
Car plates	DDZ
Twin towns	Chatham - Kent, Hronov, Lingen
Municipal Website

A sunset over a Bielawa

Bielawa is a town in south-western Poland with 32 652 inhabitants (2006). Situated in the Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Wałbrzych Voivodeship (1975-1998). Image File history File links POL_Bielawa_flag. ... Image File history File links POL_Bielawa_COA.svg‎ File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Bielawa ... Image File history File links POL_Bielawa_map. ... Look up country in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A Voivodship (also voivodeship, Romanian: Voievodat, Polish: Województwo, Serbian: Vojvodstvo or Vojvodina) was a feudal state in medieval Romania, Hungary, Poland, Russia and Serbia (see Vojvodina), ruled by a Voivod (voivode). ... Lower Silesian Voivodeship. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Population density by country, 2006 Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. ... (12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ... 1924 (MCMXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... A telephone numbering plan is a system that allows subscribers to make and receive telephone calls across long distances. ... // Introduction to this topic - includes background information for people living outside Poland Common to many countries - in fact there is a growing tendency to do so since the UK also began regionalising plates in 2002 - Poland has the region of registration of the vehicle encoded in the number plate. ... This article is about partnerships between towns distant from each other; see Twin cities for the different concept of physically neighbouring cities. ... Location of Hronov in the Czech Republic Hronov is a town in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic. ... Lingen is a town in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Bielawa_gotyk. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Bielawa_gotyk. ... Dzierżoniów County (in Polish powiat dzierzoniowski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government in the Lower Silesian Voivodship in Poland, created on 1 January 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. ... Lower Silesian Voivodeship. ... Image:Wabrzych Voivodship 1975. ...

Bielawa is a charming town with the population of 32,652 (2006) inhabitants, most beautifully located in the central part of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It stretches along the Bielawica stream and covers over 36 sq km. The location in the neighbourhood of the Sowie Mountains is the fundamental advantage of the town. Dead forest on the top of Wielka Sowa The Eulengebirge (English translation: Owl Mountains (Polish: ) are a mountain range in Central Sudetes in Poland. ...

Bielawa lies at the height ranging from 280 to 345 m above sea level. The Sowie Mountains are one of the most captivating nooks of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship; the four main tourist trails crossing, e.g. the covering 80 square kilometre Scenic Park of the Sowie Mountains, numerous ski lifts and cycling trails make the area outstandingly attractive for all advanced and beginner tourists. A tourist boat travels the River Seine in Paris, France Tourism can be defined as the act of travel for the purpose of recreation, and the provision of services for this act. ... A country trail, formed by wheels of vehicles. ... A chairlift A chairlift is a type of aerial lift, which consists of a constantly moving loop of steel cable strung between two end terminals and generally over intermediate towers. ... This road bicycle is built using lightweight, shaped aluminium tubing and carbon fiber stays and forks. ...

Bielawa offers also interesting architectural objects, e.g. the 19th-century Neo-Gothic church of the Assumption with a 101 m tall tower (the third tallest in Poland), the late-Renaissance palace originally built as a fortified manor, the Corpus Christi Church erected in 1743, Baroque houses from the 18th century, converted in the 19th century and at the beginning of the 20th century. Two medieval penitential crosses are among other architectural monuments of Bielawa. Neo-gothic architecture is an American branch of the Gothic revival style that was imported from England in the 1830s. ... Raphael was famous for depicting illustrious figures of the Classical past with the features of his Renaissance contemporaries. ... Formed in December of 2004, Fortified began creating and shaping their destiny to becoming what it is now. ... For the area of Sheffield, in England, see Manor, Sheffield. ... Adoration, by Peter Paul Rubens. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times. ...

There are also several villages called Bielawa in Poland:

• Bielawa – Wrocław County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship,
• Bielawa – Złotów County, Greater Poland Voivodeship,
• Bielawa – Piaseczno County, Masovian Voivodeship,

Bielawa is a village located in Northeastern Poland, in Piaseczno County in the Masovian Voivodeship, just south of the city of Warsaw, north of Czersk. Wrocław County (in Polish powiat wrocławski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government in the Lower Silesian Voivodship in Poland, created on 1st January 1999 as a result of the Local Government Reorganization Act of 1998. ... Lower Silesian Voivodeship. ... Złotów county is a county in the northernmost part of Greater Poland Voivodship in Poland, with about 71,000 inhabitants. ... Greater Poland Voivodeship (Polish: województwo wielkopolskie) is an administrative region or voivodeship of western-central Poland. ... Piaseczno County (Polish: ) is a powiat (county) located about 15 km to the south of central Warsaw, in Mazowsze Voivodship. ... Geographical characteristics Area 35,579 km² Land km² Water km² Population Total (2003) 5,136,000 Density 144. ... Piaseczno County (Polish: ) is a powiat (county) located about 15 km to the south of central Warsaw, in Mazowsze Voivodship. ... Geographical characteristics Area 35,579 km² Land km² Water km² Population Total (2003) 5,136,000 Density 144. ... Warsaw (Polish: , , in full The Capital City of Warsaw, Polish: Miasto Stołeczne Warszawa) is the capital of Poland and its largest city. ...

The Bielawski family originated from and owned the village of Bielawa in the 1400s through 1600s. In fact, the Polish surname Bielawski means a nobleman from Bielawa. This noble family was listed in Boniecki in the Clan Jelita. However, this same family Confirmed Nobility in the Russian Empire in Vilnius (Wilno) in the Clan Jastrzebiec. // Nobility is a traditional hereditary status (see hereditary titles) that exists today in many countries (mainly present or former monarchies). ... // Nobility is a traditional hereditary status (see hereditary titles) that exists today in many countries (mainly present or former monarchies). ... Jelita - is a Polish Coat of Arms. ... // Nobility is a traditional hereditary status (see hereditary titles) that exists today in many countries (mainly present or former monarchies). ... Official language Russian Official Religion Russian Orthodox Christianity Capital Saint Petersburg (Petrograd 1914-1924) Area Approx. ... Ethnographic region AukÅ¡taitija County Vilnius County Municipality Vilnius city municipality Coordinates Number of elderates 20 Capital of Lithuania Vilnius County Vilnius city municipality Vilnius district municipality Population 540,318 in 2005 (1st)} First mentioned 1323 Granted city rights 1387 Vilna redirects here. ... Vilnius Old Town Vilnius (sometimes Vilna; Polish Wilno, Belarusian Вільня, Russian Вильнюс, see also Cities alternative names) is the capital city of Lithuania. ... Jastrzębiec - is a Polish Coat of Arms. ...

Coordinates (52°06′59.99″N, 21°07′60.00″E)

• Bielawa village in Konstancin-Jeziorna Urban-rural commune, Piaseczynski County, Mazovia Voivodship, Poland
• American School of Warsaw in Bielawa
• Bielawski Nobles
• Bielawski Confirmation of Nobility

External links

Official website

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