In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “town in eastern poland with 57”. Today it says “city in the lublin voivodeship in eastern poland with 56”.
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Machine-checked against the full current article on 2026-08-02. In 2005 Wikipedia's first sentence called it “town in eastern poland with 57”. Today it says “city in the lublin voivodeship in eastern poland with 56”.
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The opening as it read in 2005
Biała Podlaska is a town in eastern Poland with 57,779 inhabitants (2004). Situated in the Lublin Voivodship (since 1999), previously capital of Biala Podlaska Voivodship (1975-1998).1
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Place in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland Biała Podlaska [ˈbjawa pɔdˈlaska] Audio file "pl-Biala Podlaska.ogg " not found is a town in eastern Poland with 58,047 inhabitants (2005).It is situated in the Lublin Voivodeship (since 1999), having previously been the capital of Biała Podlaska Voivodeship (1975–1998).It is the capital of Biała Podlaska County .
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The opening as it stood in 2015
Place in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland Biała Podlaska [ˈbʲawa pɔdˈlaska] ( ), is a city in eastern Poland with 58,047 inhabitants (2005). It is situated in the Lublin Voivodeship (since 1999), having previously been the capital of Biała Podlaska Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is the capital of Biała Podlaska County , although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county).The city lies on the Krzna river.
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The opening as it stood in 2020
Place in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland Biała Podlaska [ˈbʲawa pɔdˈlaska] ( Bila , ), is a city in eastern Poland with 58,047 inhabitants (2005). It is situated in the Lublin Voivodeship (since 1999), having previously been the capital of Biała Podlaska Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is the capital of Biała Podlaska County , although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The city lies on the Krzna river.
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The opening as it stood on October 6, 2023
Place in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland Biała Podlaska [ˈbʲawa pɔdˈlaska] ( ) is a city in eastern Poland with 56,498 inhabitants as of December 2021. It is situated in the Lublin Voivodeship (since 1999), having previously been the capital of Biała Podlaska Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is the capital of Biała Podlaska County , although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The city lies on the Krzna river. Bulletin of Public Information of Biała Podlaska .Data for territorial unit 0661011.Data for territorial unit 0661011.Data for territorial unit 0661011.
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City county in Lublin Voivodeship, Poland Biała Podlaska ( Polish: [ˈbjawa pɔdˈlaska] ; Latin : Alba Ducalis ) is a city in the Lublin Voivodeship in eastern Poland with 56,498 inhabitants as of December 2021. It is the capital of Biała Podlaska County , although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The city lies on the Krzna river. First recorded in the medieval period , Biała Podlaska is a former residential city of the once influential magnate Radziwiłł family , whose landmarks include a Palace and Park ensemble and Renaissance and Baroque churches.It is the location of one of the oldest high schools in Poland, whose student was the most prolific Polish 19th-century writer Józef Ignacy Kraszewski , the birthplace of virtuoso violinist George Bridgetower , and a former aircraft manufacturing centre.It was a place of Nazi German-perpetrated atrocities against Jews, Poles and Italians during the German occupation of Poland in World War II with over 4,000 victims.In 1975–1998, it was the capital of the Biała Podlaska Voivodeship . Bulletin of Public Information of Biała Podlaska . Data for territorial unit 0661011. Data for territorial unit 0661011. Data for territorial unit 0661011. "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish).To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" ( minimum 3 characters ), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" ( Search ).
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town in eastern poland with 57
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city in the lublin voivodeship in eastern poland with 56
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