Bystra, Bielsko County
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| Bystra | ||
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  Bystra | ||
| Coordinates: 49°45′43″N 19°4′20″E / 49.76194°N 19.07222°E | ||
| Country |
 Poland | |
| Voivodeship | Silesian | |
| County | Bielsko County | |
| Gmina | Wilkowice | |
| Population | 3,887 | |
| Website | http://bystra.pl | |
Bystra [ˈbɨstra] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wilkowice, within Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.[1] The village has a population of 3,887.
It was formerly (until 1956) two separate villages: Bystra Krakowska (Cracovian Bystra), historically in Galicia, and Bystra Śląska (Silesian Bystra), historically in Cieszyn Silesia. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north-west of Wilkowice, 8 km (5 mi) south of Bielsko-Biała, and 55 km (34 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice.
It lies on the Biała River.
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