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Biała is a town in Poland located in the Opole Voivodeship, in the Prudnik district. It is the seat of the Biała urban-rural municipality. The town lies in historical Upper Silesia, in the Prudnik land, on the border of the Racibórz Basin and the Głubczyce Plateau, which are part of the Silesian Lowland. The Biała river flows through the town. For the first time, the name of the town was mentioned in a Latinized form in a document issued in 1285 by Bolesław, Duke of Opole. The settlement received town rights in 1327. Until 1742, the town was within the borders of the Habsburg Monarchy, and after three Silesian Wars – within the borders of the Kingdom of Prussia. Since 1945, Biała has been located on the territory of the Polish state. The center of Biała is the historic old town with the Gothic parish church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, as well as a Renaissance castle, which was probably built by the Opole Piasts in the 16th century. A fragment of medieval walls has been preserved on the ground floor of the building.
