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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.

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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Official name
Gorlice
Population
26405
Area
23.56
Official website
www.gorlice.pl
Image
Gorlice panorama.jpg
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Gorlice
Commons gallery
Gorlice
inception
1354-00-00
postal code
38-300 and 38-320
native label
Gorlice
male population
12599
female population
13806
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12 sections
Contents
  • 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.

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