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Biecz () is a town and municipality in southeastern Poland, in Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Gorlice County. It is in the Carpathian Mountains, in the Doły Jasielsko-Sanockie, by the Ropa River. Due to its rich history, it is often referred to as "little Kraków" or the "pearl of the Carpathians". The many preserved medieval city walls and buildings have also given rise to the nickname "Polish Carcassonne" for both Biecz and the town of Szydłów.

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Place details

Locality: Biecz
Region: województwo małopolskie
Country: Polska
Population: 4,564
Timezone: Europe/Warsaw

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Key facts

Settlement.name: Biecz
Settlement.imagesize: 180px
Settlement.image_caption: From left to right: Museum with a turret tower, Holy Ghost Hospital from the 14th century, Grodzka Street and Town Hall, Corpus Christi Church
Settlement.image_flag: POL Biecz flag.svg
Settlement.image_shield: POL Biecz COA.svg
Settlement.pushpin_map: Poland
Settlement.pushpin_label_position: bottom
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Voivodeship
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Lesser Poland
Settlement.subdivision_type2: County
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Gorlice
Settlement.subdivision_type3: Gmina
Settlement.subdivision_name3: Biecz
Settlement.leader_title: Mayor
Settlement.leader_name: Mirosław Józef Wędrychowicz
Settlement.established_title: Established
Settlement.established_date: 10th century

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: city
Official name: Biecz
Country: Poland
Located in: Gmina Biecz
Continent: Europe
Population: 4445
Area: 17.8
Elevation: 281
Time zone: UTC+02:00
Capital of: Gmina Biecz
Official website: www.biecz.pl
Image: Biecz panorama 1.jpg
Licence plate code: KGR

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Commons category: Biecz
Commons gallery: Biecz
native label: Biecz
postal code: 38-340
twinned administrative body: Kalush
different from: Biecz
P6482: Biecz
male population: 2143
female population: 2302
P8168: TRS-80 Model I
P12749: Kampala

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Travel guide

Get around

Walk, though the village straggles for 1-2 km.

See

The original village centres on the market place (Rynek).

Eat

Also in the marketplace are a Doner King kebab shop, a coffee shop and an ice-cream shop.

Go next

Podkarpackie Province starts 5 km east of Biecz, further down the Ropa valley. Approaching the first town of Jasło, turn up the hill to the skansen (outdoor museum) of Trzcinica.

Travel guide from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0)