page_title: Bielsko-Biała
section_title: Sights
hierarchical_section_title: Bielsko-Biała / Sights
context_page_description: Bielsko-Biała is a city in southern Poland with a population of approximately 170,663 as of 2019 and an area of 124.5 sq km. The city is a centre of the Bielsko Urban Agglomeration with 325,000 inhabitants and is an industrial, transport, and tourism hub of the Bielsko Industrial Region. Located north of the Beskid Mountains, Bielsko-Biała is composed of two former cities on opposite banks of the Biała River, Silesian Bielsko and Lesser Poland's Biała, which merged in 1951. Between 1975-1998, it was the seat of the Bielsko Voivodeship. Currently, the city lies witihn the Silesian Voivodeship.
context_section_description: Bielsko-Biała is known for its Art Nouveau architecture and is often referred to as  Little Vienna. Sights include: 
  The only statue of Martin Luther in Poland.
  The Bielsko-Biała Museum, housed in the castle of the Dukes of Cieszyn from 15th century, later Castle of the Sułkowski princes
  Bielsko-Biała City Hall built in 1897
  Bielsko-Biała Central Railway Station built in 1888
  BWA Bielsko-Biała Gallery of Art
  Polish Theatre built in 1890
  St. Nicholas Cathedral built in 1447 and rebuilt in 1909 - 1910
  Jewish Cemetery founded in 1849
  The House of Frogs, an Art Nouveau mansion
  Weaver's House Museum, Dom Tkacza, reconstructed workshop of a draper
  Szyndzielnia mountain located within the city borders and the Szyndzielnia Cable Car
  Dębowiec ski slope 
  Apart from being an attractive destination itself the city is a convenient base for hiking in Silesian Beskids and Żywiec Beskids as well as for skiing in one of the most popular Polish ski resorts Szczyrk (located 18 km (11 mi) from the city centre) and in a couple of smaller nearby ski resorts.
caption: Bielsko-Biała - the main post office seen from the castle
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