Bestwina

Gmina Bestwina is a rural gmina (administrative district) in Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Bestwina, which lies approximately 8 kilometres (5 mi) north of Bielsko-Biała and 40 km (25 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice. The gmina covers an area of 37.55 square kilometres (14.5 sq mi), and as of 2019 its total population is 11,816.

Bestwinka [bɛstˈfinka] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bestwina, within Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) north of Bestwina, 10 km (6 mi) north of Bielsko-Biała, and 38 km (24 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice.

Stara Wieś (Polish pronunciation: [ˈstara vʲɛɕ], lit. 'Old Village') is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wilamowice, within Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) west of Wilamowice, 8 km (5 mi) north of Bielsko-Biała, and 40 km (25 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice.

Janowice [janɔˈvit͡sɛ] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bestwina, within Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 3 kilometres (2 mi) south-east of Bestwina, 6 km (4 mi) north of Bielsko-Biała, and 42 km (26 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice.

Kaniów [ˈkaɲuf] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Bestwina, within Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north-west of Bestwina, 12 km (7 mi) north of Bielsko-Biała, and 36 km (22 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice. The village is located in the historical region Galicia.

Komorowice (German: Batzdorf) is the northernmost part of Bielsko-Biała, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It is located on both banks of the Biała River, the historical border river between Silesia and Lesser Poland, and from the mid-15th century to 1772, also the states of Poland and Bohemia (from 1526 part of the Habsburg monarchy). Komorowice is an informal dzielnica (a form of district). Since 2002 it consists of two osiedla (auxiliary units, Polish: jednostki pomocnicze), which have a combined area of 15.3117 km2 (Komorowice Krakowskie: 9.6152 km2, Komorowice Śląskie: 5.6995 km2) and on December 31, 2006 had altogether 10,112 inhabitants (7,778 in Komorowice Krakowskie, 2,334 in Komorowice Śląskie).The name of the village is derived from personal name Komor locally meaning also a mosquito (Polish: komar, German: Mücke, hence Mückendorf).

Gmina Czechowice-Dziedzice is an urban-rural gmina (administrative district) in Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Czechowice-Dziedzice, which lies approximately 13 kilometres (8 mi) north-west of Bielsko-Biała and 36 km (22 mi) south of the regional capital Katowice. The gmina covers an area of 66.28 square kilometres (25.6 sq mi), and as of 2019 its total population is 45,451.

Czechowice-Dziedzice [t͡ʂɛxɔˈvit͡sɛ d͡ʑɛˈd͡ʑit͡sɛ] (Silesian: Czechowice-Dziydzice), known until 1958 as Czechowice, is a town in Bielsko County, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. The town has 35,684 inhabitants, as of December 2021. It lies on the northeastern edge of the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. It is a large rail junction with four stations, located at the intersection of two major lines – east-west (Trzebinia – Zebrzydowice), and north–south (Katowice – Bielsko-Biala).

Hałcnów is an osiedle (district) of Bielsko-Biała, Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland. It is located in the north-east part of the city. It was a separate municipality, but was merged into Bielsko-Biała in 1977. The osiedle has an area of 13.5091 km2 and on December 31, 2006 had 7,747 inhabitants.

Czechowice-Dziedzice railway station is a railway station in Czechowice-Dziedzice (Silesian Voivodeship), Poland. As of 2022, it is served by Koleje Śląskie (Silesian Voivodeship Railways), Polregio and PKP Intercity (EIP, InterCity, and TLK services). It is also operated by a Czech-based operator, RegioJet.

The Biała (German: Bialka) is a river in southern Poland. The 29 km (18 mi) long Biała is a right tributary of the Vistula. It is the main river of the city of Bielsko-Biała and used to be historically important as a border river dividing not only Bielsko and Biała but also for several centuries the states of Bohemia (succeeded by the Habsburg monarchy) and Poland.

Grzawa [ˈɡʐava] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Miedźna, within Pszczyna County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.