Showing posts with label Postcard Poland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Postcard Poland. Show all posts
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Poland postcard: Gorlice
Gorlice (pronounced [ɡɔrˈlit͡sɛ], Yiddish: גאָרליץ-Gurlitz) is a city 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.The city lies in the Ropa and Sękówka River Valleys, surrounded by several mountain ranges of the Carpathian Mountains, namely their part called Beskid Niski (Low Beskid) massive. It is located in the heartland of the Doły (Pits), and its average elevation above sea level is 380 metres (1,247 ft), although there are some more considerable hills located within the confines of the city. The city is nowadays situated 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.
Gorlice was founded during the reign of Casimir the Great in 1354 by German settlers from Görlitz (see also Walddeutsche). The city was the focal point of the German Gorlice-Tarnów Offensive during World War I, in May, 1915. Hence the "Gorlice fair" or "Gorlice days" held every year during the May Bank Holidays and adjoining days, which are enjoyed by many visitors both domestic and from abroad.
Friday, June 10, 2011
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