Bielsk Podlaski is a town in northeastern Poland with around 28,000 inhabitants. It is located along the Biala River and has a history dating back to the 10th century. Today, Bielsk Podlaski has a mix of old wooden houses and modern buildings. Key landmarks include the Town Hall, several churches representing the multicultural population, and a large green area near Castle Hill where a castle once stood. The town hosts various cultural events throughout the year and residents take pride in their community.
You will learn about public holidays in Britain (New Year's, St. Patrick's Day, Good Friday and Easter Monday, May Day Holiday, Summer Bank Holiday, Orangemen's Day, St. Andrew's Day, Christmas)
•Our country consists of 7 different regions.
•These 7 regions have various festivals.
•We keep these traditions alive at these
festivals.
•In national and religious festivals, the
feelings of togetherness and cooperation are
kept alive in the community.
You will learn about public holidays in Britain (New Year's, St. Patrick's Day, Good Friday and Easter Monday, May Day Holiday, Summer Bank Holiday, Orangemen's Day, St. Andrew's Day, Christmas)
•Our country consists of 7 different regions.
•These 7 regions have various festivals.
•We keep these traditions alive at these
festivals.
•In national and religious festivals, the
feelings of togetherness and cooperation are
kept alive in the community.
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Presentation is about the Perlis of Polish Architecture, Natural Wonders and Modern Architecture. It presents some monuments and wonders, which have Historical and cultural value in Poland
3. Location
Bielsk Podlaski is a town in
north-eastern Poland. It is
situated on the Bielsk Plain, in
the south of the Podlasie
province. The town is located on
the Biala river. It is a quite small
river, but people like coming to
the river bank for resting and
fishing.
In our town there are about
28000 inhabitants
4. History
Bielsk Podlaski is one of the oldest towns in Podlasie. The first
settlements came to Bielsk in the 10th century.
The town was presumably established in the 11th century by
Kiev Prince Jarosław.
Bielsk became an important place when Władysław Jagiełło
ascended the throne of Poland.
The town received the city laws from Witold – the Great
Prince of Lithuania in 1430.
After this, Bielsk Podlaski developed very quickly until the
"Swedish Deluge" when it was nearly completely destroyed.
6. Nowadays Nowadays, without a doubt Bielsk
Podlaski is a beautiful and exceptional
town. There are a lot of old but lovely
buildings. The old wooden houses
and the modern buildings complete
the richness of architecture of our
town.
7. Kopernik Street
This is Kopernik
Street. Let’s start our
trip from here. This is
our school. The
school is between the
Town Office (local
Government is based
there) and the Post
Office. Next to the
post Office there is
the District Police
Station. The park is
opposite our school.
8. “Aquarius”
And this is the town
swimming pool
“Wodnik”. In English the
name of this object is
“Aquarius”. Children and
the youth skilled in
sport find opportunity
to improve their fitness
there.
9. Main Street
The main street of our town
is Mickiewicz Street.
There are a lot of shops,
banks, restaurants, and
blocks of flats.
10. The Town Hall
There you can see the
late-baroque Town Hall. It
was built in the 18th
century, founded by
Izabela Branicka.
Nowadays, there is the
Regional Museum.
At New Year a lot of
people come there to
‘see the new year in’. At
midnight they watch
fireworks.
11. Churches
The town of Bielsk Podlaski has several antique
Churches. We are multicultural population, therefore in
the landscape of Bielsk the towers of Catholic
churches alternate with cupolas of Orthodox churches.
The oldest Orthodox church in Bielsk Podlaski was
built in 16th century. The Catholic Carmelitan Church,
Church of Divine Mercy and the Church of Birth of
Holy Virgin Mary and St. Nicolas are also worth seeing.
13. The green belt
The green belt occupies about 14 hectares. People come
here to have a rest, and walk, and parents take their
children here to play with them.
14. Castle Hill
The biggest green belt area is the park near Castle Hill. As
historians say, many years ago there was a castle on the hill.
That castle was frequently visited by princes and kings.
Nowadays there are not any remains. Near the Castle Hill
there are the Railway Station and National Transport
Company.
15. Monuments In our town there are many monuments
commemorating outstanding people and
important events of Polish history.
16. Events
January:
Carols Evening ;
Polish Nation-wide Festivals of Carols and Pastorals ‘Kantyczka’;
March:
Recitation Competition ‘Verse about Homeland’;
Farewell to the Winter, Getting the Spring;
April:
Recitation Competition for Secondary School Pupils;
May:
Recitation Competition for Kindergarten Pupils ‘For Gold Wand’;
June:
Days of Bielsk Podlaski;
August:
Recitation Competition ‘Poetic Three-Voice’;
October:
Festival ‘Bards Autumn’,
November:
Festival of Ukrainian Culture;
Presentation of Artistic Output of Kindergarten, Primary and Secondary Schools;
December:
New Year’s Eve Under the Stars;
