Gorlice

Gorlice
  • From top, left to right: Town Hall and Market Square
  • Church of the Nativity of the Virgin Mary
  • Open Air Museum of Oil Industry Magdalena
Gorlice
Coordinates: 49°39′17″N 21°9′35″E / 49.65472°N 21.15972°E / 49.65472; 21.15972
Country Poland
VoivodeshipLesser Poland
CountyGorlice
GminaGorlice (urban gmina)
Government
  MayorRafał Kukla (NL)
Area
  Total
23.56 km2 (9.10 sq mi)
Population
 (2008)
  Total
29,500
  Density1,300/km2 (3,200/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
38–300 and 38–320
Car platesKGR
Websitehttp://www.gorlice.pl

Gorlice (pronounced [ɡɔrˈlʲit͡sɛ]) 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.