Bielawa [bʲɛˈlava] (German: Langenbielau), population 31,988 (2010), is a town in southwestern Poland. Since 1999, it has been situated in Dzierżoniów County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship. From 1975–1998, it was part of the Wałbrzych Voivodeship, and from the 13th century up to 1945 was inside of Germany territory.Bielawa lies in the central part of Lower Silesia, along the Bielawica stream in the Sowie Mountains region.