Biecz
Sign in to saveBiecz () 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
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
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
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Biecz
- Population
- 4445
- Area
- 17.8
- Elevation
- 281
- Official website
- www.biecz.pl
- Image
- Biecz panorama 1.jpg
- Licence plate code
- KGR
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- native label
- Biecz
- postal code
- 38-340
- 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)
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Article
29 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Heraldry
- History
- Prehistory
- Early Middle Ages
- Magdeburg rights
- Golden age
- Decline
- 1850–1914
- World Wars
- Post World War II
- 21st century
- Geography
- Climate
- Districts
- Neighbourhoods
- Demographics
- Monuments
- Corpus Christi Church
- Town hall
- Holy Spirit Hospital
- House of Kromer
- City walls
- Castle
- Transport, education and economy
- Notable residents
- Panoramic view
- See also
- References
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.
By the mid-16th century, the city was one of the largest in Poland. Being a royal city, Biecz enjoyed an economic and social Renaissance during the 14th and 15th centuries which tapered off into a gradual decline starting during the 17th century. Today, it is a small town with a number of historical monuments.
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