Editing Bielsko-Biała (section)

=== Location and relief===
Bielsko-Biała is located in the southern part of the [[Silesian Voivodeship]], on the border of historical regions: [[Cieszyn Silesia]] (left-bank districts, 57.89% of the area) and [[Lesser Poland]] (right-bank districts, 42.11% of the area). The city represents 1.01% of the area of the voivodeship and 0.04% of the area of Poland. The latitudinal extent is approximately {{convert|13|km|mi|abbr=on}} km and the meridional extent approximately {{convert|17.5|km|mi|abbr=on}}. The straight line distance from the city center to the [[Czech Republic–Poland border|Czech border]] is {{convert|31|km|mi|abbr=on}}, and to the [[Slovakia–Poland border|Slovak border]] {{convert|35|km|mi|abbr=on}}.
[[File:Bielsko-Biała,_widok_z_Trzech_Lipek_01.jpg|thumb|left|View from the Trzy Lipki hill towards the Silesian Beskids]]
[[File:Bielsko-Biała,_widok_z_wieży_katedry_św._Mikołaja_-_Beskid_Śląski.jpg|thumb|left|View of the Silesian Beskids from the Cathedral of St. Nicholas]]
The greater part of Bielsko-Biała lies in the [[Silesian Foothills]] (''Pogórze Śląskie''), which are part of the Western Beskid Foothills (''Pogórze Zachodniobeskidzkie'') physiographic macroregion. Within the administrative borders of Bielsko-Biała—in the southern districts—there are also mountain massifs of the [[Little Beskids]] (''Beskid Mały'') and the [[Silesian Beskids]] (''Beskid Śląski''). Most of the mountainous areas of Bielsko-Biała lie within two [[Landscape park (protected area)|landscape parks]]: [[Little Beskids Landscape Park]] and [[Silesian Beskids Landscape Park]]. At the same time, they are protected under the [[Natura 2000]] nature protection programme.
[[File:020211017 204044 Biała River in Bielsko Biała.jpg|thumb|Biała River in the city centre]]
The [[Terrain|relief]] of Bielsko-Biała is quite diverse. Within the administrative borders of the city there are both upland and mountainous areas. The centrally located Bolesław Chrobry Square is {{convert|313|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The lowest point are Komorowice Ponds at {{convert|262|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level, while the highest peak is Klimczok in Silesian Beskids at {{convert|1117|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The upland part of Bielsko-Biała consists of dozens of hills, separated by valleys of rivers and streams, the central one being the valley of the [[Biała (Vistula)|Biała River]]. The Beskid massifs are separated by the Wilkowice Gate (''Brama Wilkowicka'') connecting the [[Silesian Foothills]] (''Pogórze Śląskie'') with the [[Żywiec Basin]] (''Kotlina Żywiecka''). There are 14 mountain peaks within the city limits: Cyberniok, Dębowiec, Klimczok, Kołowrót, Kopany, Kozia Góra, Łysa Góra, Palenica, Przykra, Równia, Stołów, Szyndzielnia, Trzy Kopce and Wysokie. In addition, the slopes of Czupel, Gaiki and Magurka Wilkowicka mountains partly reach the peripheral districts of Bielsko-Biała. On the south-western slopes of Stołów is the Stołów Cave (''Jaskinia w Stołowie''), whose passages are {{convert|21|m|ft|abbr=on}} long. In 2003, an entrance to the Deep Stołów Cave (''Jaskinia Głęboka w Stołowie'') was also discovered on the slopes of Stołów. With a length of {{convert|554|m|ft|abbr=on}} and a depth of {{convert|25|m|ft|abbr=on}}, it is one of the largest caves in the Polish part of [[Carpathians]]. Several smaller caves can also be found in the Klimczok area.