Biała Podlaska, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

For the town of the same name, see Biała Podlaska.
Biała Podlaska
Village
Biała Podlaska
Coordinates: 54°14′0″N 20°38′6″E / 54.23333°N 20.63500°E / 54.23333; 20.63500
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship Warmian-Masurian
County Bartoszyce
Gmina Gmina Bartoszyce
Population (2006) 30
Number Zone (+48) 89
Vehicle registration NBA

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.[1] It lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) west of Bartoszyce and 51 km (32 mi) north of the regional capital Olsztyn.

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 Ukranians forced to settle in the area through Operation Vistula in 1947.

The village has a population of 30.

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Coordinates: 54°14′0″N 20°38′6″E / 54.23333°N 20.63500°E / 54.23333; 20.63500


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