Biala Piska, about 4000 inhabitants, is located in the southeast of the Masurian Lake District.. Their main lake is the Spirdingsee (Jezioro Sniardwy).. In the south, the Johannesburg Heath (Puszcza Piska) extends with extensive forests..

History:
First mentioned in 1334 as Gailen, derived from the Prussian Gailis, white..
In 1428 the interest peasant village ´On Gaylen is founded..
In 1480 the inhabitants build a church..
In 1656 the country was invaded and looted by the Tartars..
In 1709-1711 315 people died from the plague..
In 1722 Biala was elevated to the city by Frederick William I..
In 1758-1762 Russian troops occupied the city during the Seven Years´ War..
1764-1800 Biala was a Prussian garrison town

Attractions:
1756-1763 Baroque-style church of St. Mary and St. Joseph.. In 1832, the front tower was added after a design by Karl Friedrich Schinkel..
The Water Tower
The railway station, both from around 1900


~udre~rudi-beate~, 2011-12-12