Biała | |
|---|---|
District | |
  Biała | |
| Coordinates: 49°58′48″N 22°1′16″E / 49.98000°N 22.02111°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Subcarpathian |
| City | Rzeszów |
Biała [ˈbʲawa] (Ukrainian: Біла Bila) is a district of Rzeszów, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland.[1] It merged with Rzeszów on 1 January 2009.
The former village had a population of 1,300.
History
As a result of the first of Partitions of Poland (Treaty of St-Petersburg dated 5 July 1772, the Galicia area was attributed to the Habsburg Monarchy.[2] BIALA was one of the 79 Bezirkshauptmannschaft (powiat?) [3] in Austrian Galicia.
For more details, see the article Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria.
Austria KK stamp first issue 1850, cancelled BIALA
References
- ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
- ↑ Atlas des peuples d'Europe centrale, André et Jean Sellier, 1991, p.88
- ↑ Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm KLEIN, 1967
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