Białystok
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Summary
Białystok is a city with powiat rights in Poland[1]. Białystok draws 7,115 Wikipedia views per month (city with powiat rights in poland category, ranking #7 of 62).[2]
Key Facts
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Podlaskie Voivodeship[3]
- Country: Poland[4]
- Located in or next to body of water: Biała[5]
- Head of government: Tadeusz Truskolaski[6]
- Continent: Europe[7]
- Instance of: city[8], big city[9], tourist destination[10], private town[11]
- Shares border with: Białystok County[12]
- Founder: Gediminas[13]
- Contains the administrative territorial entity: Osiedle Centrum[14], Osiedle Białostoczek[15], Sienkiewicza[16], Osiedle Bojary[17], Osiedle Piaski[18], Osiedle Przydworcowe[19], Osiedle Młodych, Białystok[20], Osiedle Antoniuk[21], Osiedle Jaroszówka[22], Osiedle Wygoda, Białystok[23], Osiedle Piasta I, Białystok[24], Osiedle Piasta II, Białystok[25], Osiedle Skorupy[26], Osiedle Mickiewicza, Białystok[27]
- Flag: flag of Białystok[28]
- Twinned administrative body: Eindhoven[29], Kaunas[30], Reggio Calabria[31], Jelgava[32], Milwaukee[33], Dijon[34], Częstochowa[35], Chongzuo[36], Gyumri[37], Lutsk[38], Bălți[39], Bornova district[40], Gori[41], Yehud[42]
- Postal code: 15-001[43]
- Commons category: Białystok[44]
- Licence plate code: BI[45]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Białystok include Białystok-Krywlany Airport[46], an airport[47], in Poland[48]; Białystok metropolitan area[49], a metropolitan area[50], in Poland[51]; and 19981 Bialystock[52], an asteroid[53].
Why It Matters
Białystok has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[54] Białystok is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[55]
Entities named for Białystok include Białystok-Krywlany Airport[46], an airport[47], in Poland[48]; Białystok metropolitan area[49], a metropolitan area[50], in Poland[51]; and 19981 Bialystock[52], an asteroid[53].