Country Poland Gmina Gmina Bartoszyce Vehicle registration NBA Population 30 (2006) | County Bartoszyce Number Zone (+48) 89 Local time Wednesday 6:31 AM | |
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Weather 3°C, Wind S at 11 km/h, 97% Humidity Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship | ||
Biała Podlaska [ˈbʲawa pɔdˈlaska] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bartoszyce, within Bartoszyce County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in northern Poland, close to the border with the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russian Federation. It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) west of Bartoszyce and 51 km (32 mi) north of the regional capital Olsztyn.
Map of Bia%C5%82a Podlaska, Poland
Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (East Prussia). After World War II the region was placed under Polish administration by the Potsdam Agreement under territorial changes demanded by the Soviet Union. Most Germans fled or were expelled and replaced with Poles expelled from the Polish areas annexed by the Soviet Union or Ukrainians forced to settle in the area through Operation Vistula in 1947.
The village has a population of 30.