Gorlice 194148 222229529 2008-06-28T05:48:37Z Escarbot 1554195 robot Adding: [[pt:Gorlice]] {{Infobox Settlement | name = Gorlice | image_shield = POL Gorlice COA.svg | pushpin_map = Poland | pushpin_label_position = bottom | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{POL}} | subdivision_type1 = [[Voivodeships of Poland|Voivodeship]] | subdivision_name1 = [[Lesser Poland Voivodeship|Lesser Poland]] | subdivision_type2 = [[Powiat|County]] | subdivision_name2 = [[Gorlice County]] | subdivision_type3 = [[Gmina]] | subdivision_name3 = Gorlice <small>(urban gmina)</small> | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Kazimierz Sterkowicz | area_total_km2 = 23.56 | population_as_of = 2006 | population_total = 28539 | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone = [[Central European Time|CET]] | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]] | utc_offset_DST = +2 | latd = 49 | latm = 39 | lats = | latNS = N | longd = 21 | longm = 10 | longs = | longEW = E | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 38-300 and 38-320 | blank_name = [[Polish car number plates|Car plates]] | blank_info = KGR | website = http://www.gorlice.pl }} '''Gorlice''' [{{IPA-pl|g|o|r|'|l|i|c|e}}] ({{lang-yi|גאָרליץ-Gurlitz}}) is a city in southern [[Poland]] with 28,707 inhabitants (2004). It is positioned south of [[Kraków]] 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]]. The city lies in the [[Ropa]] and [[Sękówka]] River Valley, surrounded by ridges of the [[Carpathian Mountains]]. It is located in the heartland of the [[Doły Jasielsko Sanockie|Doły (Pits)]], and its average altitude is 380 metres above sea level, although there are some hills located within the confines of the city. The city is nowadays sited in a heavily populated region 14.6 miles from Jasło, 21.2 miles from Nowy Sącz, 25.5 miles from [[Tarnów]], and 62.6 miles from Kraków. The name "Gorlice" is pronounced "Gor-leetz-eh," with the stress falling on the middle syllable. Gorlice was founded during the reign of [[Casimir the Great]] in [[1354]]. The city was the focal point of the German [[Gorlice-Tarnów Offensive]] during [[World War I]], in May, 1915. <div style="width:52%; overflow:auto; padding:0px; text-align:left; border:solid 1px; color:gray" title="panorama">[[Image:Gorlice_panorama.jpg|800px|Panoramic view of Gorlice]]</div> ==See also== [[Lesser Poland Voivodeship]] {{coor title dm|49|40|N|21|10|E|region:PL_type:city}} <br> {{Gorlice County}} [[Category:Cities and towns in Lesser Poland Voivodeship]] {{LesserPoland-geo-stub}} [[bg:Горлица]] [[de:Gorlice]] [[eo:Gorlice]] [[it:Gorlice]] [[he:גורליצה]] [[jv:Gorlice]] [[nl:Gorlice]] [[pl:Gorlice]] [[pt:Gorlice]] [[ro:Gorlice]] [[ru:Горлице]] [[sv:Gorlice]]