Biecz dialect

The Biecz dialect (Polish: gwara biecka) or Pogorzan dialect (Polish: gwara pogórzańska) is a dialect of the Polish language belonging to the Lesser Poland dialect group. It borders the Podegrodzie dialect to the west, the Eastern Krakow dialect to the north, the Lasovia dialect to the northeast, and the Przemyśl dialect to the east.

It is spoken by the Polish Uplanders, who include the West and East Pogorzans, as well as some surrounding ethnographic groups. Historically, it was also spoken by assimilated German settlers in the area known as Forest Germans (German: Walddeutsche) or Deaf Germans (German: Taubdeutsche, Polish: Głuchoniemcy).

Due to its position, Biecz is a very diverse dialect, with unclear northern and western borders, as in recent times the border of areas with mazuration and without has become less distinct.