Białobrzegi

This article is about the town. For other places in Poland with that name, see Białobrzegi (disambiguation).

Białobrzegi
Plac Zygmunta Starego (Sigismund the Old Square) with the municipal, commune and county office Plac Zygmunta Starego (Sigismund the Old Square) with the municipal, commune and county office
Flag of Białobrzegi Flag Coat of arms of Białobrzegi Coat of arms
Białobrzegi is located in Poland Białobrzegi Białobrzegi
Coordinates: 51°39′N 20°57′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Masovian
County	Białobrzegi
Gmina	Gmina Białobrzegi
Established	14th century
Town rights	1541-1870, 1958
Government
• Mayor	Adam Bolek
Area
• Total	7.51 km2 (2.90 sq mi)
Population  (31 December 2021)
• Total	6,749
• Density	899/km2 (2,330/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	26-800
Area code	+48 48
Car plates	WBR
Highways	File:S7-PL.svg
National roads	File:DK48-PL.svg
Voivodeship roads	File:DW731-PL.svg
Website	http://www.bialobrzegi.pl

Białobrzegi [bʲawɔˈbʐɛɡʲi] is a town in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland, about 65 kilometres (40 miles) south of Warsaw. It is the capital of the Białobrzegi County and Gmina Białobrzegi (commune). The town is located on the border of the Białobrzegi Valley and Radom Plain, about 30 kilometres (19 miles) northwest of Radom. The river Pilica flows through the town. Białobrzegi is located in the Polish historic region of Mazovia, near its boundary with Lesser Poland. As of December 2021, the town has a population of 6,749.

History

The history of the town dates back to 1540, when King Sigismund I the Old granted town rights to the town of Brzegi, which was located on the left bank of the Pilica, administratively in the Masovian Voivodeship in the Greater Poland Province. At that time, Brzegi belonged to a local noblewoman Anna Fałęcka, then it was property of other families. The town never gained significance and remained a small center, whose population was involved in trade and agriculture. From 1815 it was located in the Russian Partition of Poland. During the Polish January Uprising, several units operated in the area, and in 1870, as a Russian reprisal for residents’ support of the insurrection, Białobrzegi was stripped of its town privileges and became a settlement. In 1910, a fire destroyed much of Białobrzegi. During World War I, there was further destruction, but afterwards the town slowly grew, due to the Warsaw-Kraków road, which passed through it. In 1918, following the war, Poland regained independence and control of Białobrzegi. Administratively, it was located in the Kielce Voivodeship. Following the joint German-Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II in September 1939, the settlement was occupied by Germany until 1945. In 1958 Białobrzegi regained its town rights. Administratively, it was located in the Kielce Voivodeship, then the Radom Voivodeship from 1975 to 1998, and the Masovian Voivodeship since 1999.

Transport

File:Most na Pilicy w Białobrzegach.JPG

Bridge from 1936 over Pilica River

Białobrzegi is an important road hub, where expressway S7, which is part of the european route E77, crosses with national road no. 48.

Sports

The town's main sports club is Pilica Białobrzegi with football, athletics and boxing sections.

International relations

See also: List of twin towns and sister cities in Poland

Twin towns - sister cities

Białobrzegi is twinned with:

• Allennes-les-Marais, France

External links

• Official website (in Polish)
• Jewish Community of Białobrzegi on Virtual Shtetl