Gorlice
Sign in to saveGorlice () is a town and an urban municipality ("gmina") in south-eastern Poland with around 29,500 inhabitants (2008). It is situated south east of Kraków and south of Tarnów between Jasło and Nowy Sącz in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Nowy Sącz Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is the capital of Gorlice County.
Key facts
- Settlement.name
- Gorlice
- Settlement.image_shield
- POL Gorlice COA (by Shazz).svg
- Settlement.image_flag
- POL Gorlice flag.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
- Gorlice (urban gmina)
- Settlement.leader_party
- NL
- Settlement.leader_title
- Mayor
- Settlement.leader_name
- Rafał Kukla
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 23.56
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2008
- Settlement.population_total
- 29500
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12 sectionsContents
- History
- Age of Partitions and first kerosene lamp
- 20th century
- History of Jews in Gorlice
- Sport
- Major sports clubs
- Geography
- Notable figures
- International relations
- Twin towns—Sister cities
- References
- External links
Gorlice () is a town and an urban municipality ("gmina") in south-eastern Poland with around 29,500 inhabitants (2008). It is situated south east of Kraków and south of Tarnów between Jasło and Nowy Sącz in the Lesser Poland Voivodeship (since 1999), previously in Nowy Sącz Voivodeship (1975–1998). It is the capital of Gorlice County.
==History== Gorlice was founded during the reign of Casimir the Great in 1354. In that year, the Stolnik of Sandomierz, Derslaw Karwacjan, received royal permission to found a town in a densely forested area of the Carpathian foothills. The existence of the town is mentioned in sources from 1388, 1404 and 1417. In the 15th century, Gorlice remained private property of the Karwacjan family.