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    Białystok [a] is the largest city in northeastern Poland and the capital of the Podlaskie Voivodeship. It is the tenth-largest city in Poland, second in terms of population density, and thirteenth in area.

    • Branicki Palace. Jan Klemens Branicki, an affluent nobleman who had pretensions to the Polish crown was the man behind this 18th-century wonder. Not only did he build a palace and gardens, but extended his plans to create a Baroque city with churches and a town hall.
    • Rynek Kościuszki (Kościuszko Market Square) Plotted around the town hall, Białystok’s market square is in the shape of an elongated triangle. The original town hall was in Jan Klemens Branicki’s plan, and as the centre of commerce in the city was the site of the town’s official scales and weights and measures of length and volume.
    • Cathedral Basilica of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin. One of the neat things about Białystok’s Cathedral is that when you stand outside you can see just how much the city grew in the 1800s.
    • Ulica Lipowa. Białystok’s main artery begins at Kościuszko Market Square and continues west for 800 metres. Józef Piłsudski, Adolf Hitler and Josef Stalin have all had their names attached to Ulica Lipowa, before it returned to its original name (Lime Street) in the 1990s.
  2. May 28, 2023 · Białystok is in eastern Poland near to the border with Belarus, and offers a refreshing alternative for travellers keen to escape the more commonly visited cities such as Gdańsk, Kraków and Warsaw.

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  3. Bialystok, Poland. A small city with big appeal, Bialystok is a charming Polish town. Visit the impressive Branickis' Palace or admire the beautiful 19th-century architecture of Warszawska Street or follow the historic Jewish Heritage Trail.

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  4. Białystok is northeastern Polands largest city and the capital of the Podlaskie Province. Sitting close to the borders with Belarus, Lithuania, and Russia, Białystok is a very culturally diverse city and home to the inventor of the universal language Esperanto.

  5. Białystok, city, capital of Podlaskie województwo (province), northeastern Poland. It is located in the undulating Podlasie Plain. Thought to have been founded by Gediminas, grand duke of Lithuania, about 1320, it was first chronicled in 1426 and received town rights in 1749.

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