Bielawa
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Lower Silesian | ||
| County | Dzierżoniów | ||
| Gmina | Bielawa (urban gmina) | ||
| Established | 13th century | ||
| Town rights | 1924 | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Ryszard Dźwiniel | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 36.21 km² (14 sq mi) | ||
| Highest elevation | 345 m (1,132 ft) | ||
| Lowest elevation | 280 m (919 ft) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 31,219 | ||
| - Density | 862.2/km² (2,233/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 58-260 to 58-263 | ||
| Area code(s) | +48 74 | ||
| Car plates | DDZ | ||
| Website: http://www.bielawa.pl | |||
Bielawa [bjɛˈlava] (
listen) (German: Langenbielau) is a town in south-western Poland with 31,219 inhabitants (2006). It is situated in Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship (since 1999); previously, it was in Wałbrzych Voivodeship (1975-1998).
Bielawa lies in the central part of Lower Silesia, stretching along the Bielawica stream in the area of the Sowie Mountains. The town covers an area of over 36 square kilometres (14 sq mi).
Bielawa lies at an altitude of between 280 and 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.
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 house, 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.
Bielawa was the birthplace of Adam Wysota (a.k.a. Vulcan), 1975, one of the pioneers of free-spirit motorcycling on the American continent.
[edit] Twin towns
Lingen (Germany), Hronov (Czech Republic), Chatham-Kent (Canada), Burton (England)
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