Gmina Biecz
Gmina Biecz is an urban-rural gmina in Gorlice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the town of Biecz, which lies approximately 12 kilometres north-east of Gorlice and 102 km east of the regional capital Kraków.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality with 16,900 residents
- Description: urban-rural gmina of Poland
- Also known as: “Biecz”
Places of Interest
Highlights include World War I Cemetery nr 106 in Biecz and World War I Cemetery nr 109 in Biecz.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Biecz and Binarowa.
Biecz
Biecz is a village at the eastern edge of Małopolskie Province, 125 km east of Kraków. Like Kraków, its heyday was in medieval times, but it declined as the powerbase moved to Warsaw then Poland fell under foreign occupation.
Binarowa
Village
Binarowa is a village in southern Poland which was established by Casimir III the Great in 1348. The village is the site of St. Michael's Archangel Catholic Church, built in the 15th century. Binarowa is situated 3½ km northwest of Gmina Biecz.
Strzeszyn
Village
Strzeszyn is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Biecz, within Gorlice County, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Strzeszyn is situated 4 km west of Gmina Biecz.
Gmina Biecz
- Category: urban-rural municipality of Poland
- Location: Gorlice County, Małopolskie, Poland, Central Europe, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Basque to Welsh—“Gmina Biecz” goes by many names.
- Basque: “Biecz udalerria”
- Belarusian: “Беч”
- Belarusian: “Гміна Беч”
- Cebuano: “Biecz”
- Chinese: “Biecz Kong-siā”
- Dutch: “Biecz”
- French: “Biecz”
- German: “Gmina Biecz”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Biecz”
- Persian: “گمینا بیچ”
- Polish: “Biecz”
- Polish: “gmina Biecz”
- Portuguese: “Comuna de Biec”
- Portuguese: “Comuna de Biecz”
- Russian: “Беч”
- Serbian: “Бјеч”
- Silesian: “Bjecz”
- Silesian: “Gmin Bjecz”
- Slovak: “Gmina Biecz”
- Slovenian: “Gmina Biecz”
- Slovenian: “Občina Biecz”
- South Azerbaijani: “قمینا بیچ”
- Swedish: “Biecz kommun”
- Ukrainian: “Беч”
- Ukrainian: “Ґміна Беч”
- Waray (Philippines): “Gmina Biecz”
- Welsh: “Biecz”
Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Wymyśle and Łysa Góra.
Małopolskie: Must-Visit Destinations
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