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Bielsko-Biala - General Description
Policy and Governance Service - March 2008
international@kirklees.gov.uk
General description of the
area :
Bielsko-Biala is the capital of a county called Podbeskidzie located in
the south of the Silesian Province, close to the borders with the Czech
Republic and Slovakia. Thanks to a combination of an excellent location
at the foot of the Beskidy Mountains, industrial traditions and a favourable
business climate, Bielsko-Biala is one of the most beautiful cities in Poland,
as well as one of the most important economic centres.
Main economic sectors:
Car Industry
Food Processing
Vodka Manufacturing
Textile and Clothing Industry
Glider Production
Main employers:
Manufacturing industry:
Textiles (the traditional industry), Fiat Auto Poland (9,000 employees)
Philips Lighting, electrical equipment, saws, small planes and gliders,
Vodka, food processing and batteries
Tourism industry:
Hotel, Skiing, snow boarding, hiking
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