Bia?a Podlaska [?b?awa p?d?laska] ( listen) (Ukrainian: ???? Bila, Latin: Alba Ducalis), 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 Bia?a Podlaska Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is the capital of Bia?a Podlaska County, although the city is not part of the county (it constitutes a separate city county). The city lies on the Krzna river. History The first historical document mentioning Bia?a Podlaska dates to 1481. In the beginning Bia?a Podlaska belonged to the Illnicz family.
