Bielsk County
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Bielsk County Polish: Powiat Bielski |
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_map.svg) Bielsk County in Podlaskie Voivodeship |
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 Gminy in Bielsk County |
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| Coordinates (Bielsk Podlaski): 52°46′N 23°12′E / 52.767°N 23.200°ECoordinates: 52°46′N 23°12′E / 52.767°N 23.200°E | |||
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 Poland
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| Voivodeship | Podlaskie | ||
| Seat | Bielsk Podlaski | ||
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| Government | |||
| • County Executive | Slawomir Jerzy Snarski | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 1,385.2 km2 (534.8 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2007) | |||
| • Total | 59,301 | ||
| • Density | 43/km2 (110/sq mi) | ||
| • Urban | 30,670 | ||
| • Rural | 29,377 | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Car plates | BBI | ||
| Website | http://www.powiatbielski.pl | ||
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Bielsk County (Polish: powiat bielski) is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Podlaskie Voivodeship, north-eastern Poland. It came into being on 1 January 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is Bielsk Podlaski, which lies 39 kilometres (24 mi) south of the regional capital Białystok. The only other town in the county is Brańsk, lying 25 km (16 mi) west of Bielsk Podlaski.
The county covers an area of 1,385.2 square kilometres (534.8 sq mi). As of 2006 its total population is 60,047, out of which the population of Bielsk Podlaski is 26,876, that of Brańsk is 3,794, and the rural population is 29,377.
Bielsk County is bordered by Białystok County to the north, Hajnówka County to the east, Siemiatycze County to the south and Wysokie Mazowieckie County to the west.
The county is subdivided into eight gminas (two urban and six rural). These are listed in the following table, in descending order of population.
On 18 January 1493, Brańsk received a city charter based on Magdeburg rights from the Grand Duke of Lithuania, Alexander Jagiellon. It was the first city in Podlaskie to receive such a charter.
On 18 November 1495, Bielsk Podlaski received a city charter based on Magdeburg rights from the Grand Duke of Lithuania, Alexander Jagiellon.
On 1 July 1569, the Union of Lublin was signed between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of Poland forming the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth. One of the terms of the treaty transferred the Podlaskie Voivodeship from the Grand Duchy of Lithuania to the Polish Crown.
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