Gorlice
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| Country |  Poland |
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| Voivodeship | Lesser Poland | ||
| County | Gorlice County | ||
| Gmina | Gorlice (urban gmina) | ||
| Government | |||
| - Mayor | Kazimierz Sterkowicz | ||
| Area | |||
| - Total | 23.56 km² (9.1 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2006) | |||
| - Total | 28,539 | ||
| - Density | 1,211.3/km² (3,137.3/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| - Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| Postal code | 38-300 and 38-320 | ||
| Car plates | KGR | ||
| Website: http://www.gorlice.pl | |||
Gorlice [gɔrˈlit͡sɛ] (Yiddish: גאָרליץ-Gurlitz) is a town 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 (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.
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