Bielsko-Biała Town Hall – Bridge of Several Borders loop from Bielsko-Biała Główna
Bielsko-Biała Town Hall – Bridge of Several Borders loop from Bielsko-Biała Główna
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Bielsko-Biała Town Hall – Bridge of Several Borders loop from Bielsko-Biała Główna
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9.68km
50m
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Moderate run. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.
Last updated: August 23, 2026
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Start point
Train Station
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8.10 km
Bielsko-Biała Town Hall
Highlight • Historical Site
It was built in the years 1895–1897 according to the design of Emanuel Rost junior. Originally, it housed the city council of Biała, the Municipal Savings Bank and several other institutions in Biała, as well as the apartments of officials.
Since 1951, it has been the seat of the President of the City, the City Council and some departments of the City Hall in Bielsko-Biała.
In the 1890s, the Austro-Hungarian authorities of Biała decided that the town hall building built in 1827, situated at the market square (today the Polish Army Square), was insufficient for the dynamically developing city. It was decided to build a new building, finding a sponsor in the Komunalna Kasa Oszczędności - a local bank established in 1883.
In February 1894, the management of KKO announced an architectural competition for the design of the building, which was supposed to have two functions - to house a bank and a town hall. The competition assumptions precisely defined the requirements that a modern building was to meet. Emphasis was placed on both functionality and grandeur of the town hall. It was supposed to be a municipal public building with a clock tower as its hallmark.
The Town Hall is one of the most magnificent public buildings in Bielsko-Biała.
It was built on the plan of an elongated rectangle. The symmetrical body is accentuated by the central break in the vestibule and the Council Hall, topped with a separate, mansard roof and smaller corner breaks (the north-eastern breaks into a tower). On the west side, the building has two short wings, giving it a horseshoe shape. In the southern part there is a square well with a side staircase.
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Bridge of Several Borders
Highlight • Bridge
At the end of the 18th century, the road was incorporated into the imperial, Middle-Galician road connecting Biała with Lviv and was given the name Hauptstraße - Główna.
In the same period, a new truss bridge was built in place of the old wooden bridge. The bridge existed until February 1945 and was blown up by the retreating German troops. The old truss bridge was never rebuilt.
Due to the fact that the Biała River over the centuries was a border between principalities, states and cities, the bridge was a border bridge for many years.
In the years 1457-1526, the river was the border between Biała, which belonged to the Kingdom of Poland, and Bielsko, which was part of the Czech Kingdom, which in 1526 was incorporated into the Austrian state. As a result of these activities, the bridge over the Biała River functioned as a border bridge between the Polish and Austrian states for the next 200 years.
In 1772, after the first partition of Poland, Biała and Bielsko found themselves in one country for the first time - Austria. From then on, until Poland regained independence, the border between Galicia and Austrian Silesia ran across the bridge.
After Poland regained independence, the bridge was the border between the cities of Bielsko and Biała, and thus between the Śląskie and Kraków voivodships. This border ceased to exist on January 1, 1951, when the cities were merged into one - Bielsko-Biała.
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9.68 km
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Train Station
Way Types & Surfaces
Way Types
4.09 km
2.16 km
2.05 km
665 m
643 m
Surfaces
4.66 km
4.23 km
648 m
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