100 YEARS’ ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF GORLICE

  1. Presentation of the publication Guide to Gorlice District War Cemeteries

    Date and time: 23rd April 2015, 6.00 p.m.
    Location: Gorlice, Karwacjan and Gładysz Manors Museum, Karwacjan Manor Art Gallery, ul. Wróblewskiego 10 A
    Organiser: Gorlice District

  2. Scientific Conference entitled “Aviation in the 1915 Gorlice Campaign”

    Date and time: 24th April 2015, 10.00 a.m.–1.00 p.m.
    Location: Szymbark, Karwacjan and Gładysz Manors Museum, Castle Conference and Exhibition Centre in Szymbark
    Organisers: Gorlice District, Karwacjan and Gładysz Manors Museum, Polish Aviation Museum in Kraków

  3. Official round-up of the themed contests conducted under the “Spread Your Wings Remembering the Past” campaign

    Date and time: 26th April 2015, 5.00 p.m.
    Location: Łużna, Community Centre
    Organisers: Łużna Commune, School Complex in Łużna

  4. “4 Parts of Carpathians” Folk Rock Concert

    Date and time: 30th April 2015, 6.00 p.m.
    Location: Gorlice, Market Square
    Organiser: Town of Gorlice

  5. International Historical Conference

    Date and time: 1st May 2015, 9.00 a.m.–6.00 p.m.
    Location: Gorlice, Karwacjan and Gładysz Manors Museum, ul. Wróblewskiego 10 A
    Organiser: Town of Gorlice

  6. Ecumenical Prayer and Reading of the Roll of the Dead

    Date and time: 1st May 2015, 12.00 noon
    Location: Gorlice, war cemetery no. 91, ul. Korczaka
    Organiser: Town of Gorlice

  7. Parade of Military Orchestras and Historical Re-enactment Organisations

    Date and time: 1st May 2015, 1.30 p.m.
    Location: Gorlice, ul. Korczaka – ul. Rydarowskiej – ul. 3 Maja – Rynek
    Organiser: Town of Gorlice

  8. Parade Drill and Military Orchestra Concert

    Date and time: 1st May 2015, 2.00 p.m.
    Location: Gorlice, Market Square
    Organiser: Town of Gorlice

  9. Patriotic Songs Concert – Wilanów Royal Symphonic Orchestra

    Date and time: 1st May 2015, 5.00 p.m.
    Location: Łużna, square near the Commune Office
    Organiser: Łużna Commune

  10. “Gorlice Ballad” Music Show

    Date and time: 1st May 2015, 7.00 p.m.
    Location: Gorlice, Lower Basilica of the Nativity of Virgin Mary, pl. Kościelny 1
    Organiser: Town of Gorlice

  11. “Light for Peace. Freedom March”

    Date and time: 1st May 2015, 9.00 p.m.
    Location:
    – Gorlice, Lower Basilica of the Nativity of Virgin Mary – war cemetery no. 91
    – Łużna, square near the Commune Office – war cemetery no. 123 Łużna-Pustki
    – Sękowa, sports and recreation complex – war cemetery no. 80

  12. Presentation of the Replica of the First Hot Air Balloon Invented by the Montgolfier Brothers

    Date and time: 1st May 2015, 9.30 p.m.
    Location: Gorlice, Market Square
    Organiser: Town of Gorlice

  13. Re-enactment of the Battle of Gorlice

    Date and time: 2nd May 2015,
    2.00 p.m.–3.45p.m. battle show
    3.45 p.m.–5.15p.m. military orchestra concert
    5.45 p.m. –6.45p.m. horseback riding presentations

    Location: Sękowa, area near the sports and recreation complex
    Organiser: Sękowa Commune

  14. Patriotic Celebrations at the War Cemetery no. 123 Łużna-Pustki. 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Gorlice

    Date and time: 2nd May 2015, 3.40 p.m.
    Location: Łużna, war cemetery no. 123 Łużna-Pustki
    Organisers: Voivode of Małopolska, Ministry of National Defence, Łużna Commune, Institute of Eastern Initiatives

  15. “When the Cannons Sound, the Muses Don’t Go Quiet” musical performance

    Date and time: 2nd May 2015, 6.45 p.m.
    Location: Sękowa, area near the sports and recreation complex
    Organiser: Sękowa Commune

  16. Opening of “Szymbark Stop” on the World War I Eastern Front Trail

    Date: second half of June 2015
    Location: Szymbark, at the foot of Castle in Szymbark
    Organiser: Gorlice District

  17. The Małopolska Celebrations of the “100th Anniversary of World War I”

    The Małopolska Celebrations of the “100th Anniversary of World War I” has been realised since 2014 based on the following three themes: “The Polish Road to Independence” (Kraków), “The Battle of the Polish Soldier” (Limanowa, Olkusz, and Tarnów Districts), and the “Battle of Gorlice” (Gorlice District). The Małopolska Celebrations also cover additional events (educational, cultural, […]

  18. The Trail of the World War I Eastern Front in Małopolska

    The Trail of the World War I Eastern Front in the Małopolska Voivodeship leads to places which hosted key battles between the Austro-Hungarian and German armies and the Russian army on the eastern front of the Great War during the years 1914–1915.

ADDITIONAL EVENTS

  1. The War in Photos – Photos in the War. World War I, 1914–1918

    Project duration: 2nd January – 16th November 2015
    Location: Gorlice, Nowy Targ, Rabka, selected cities in other voivodeships
    Organiser: Walery Rzewuski History of Photography Museum in Kraków

  2. Grey Memory 1914–1918

    Project duration: 10th February – 16th June 2015
    Location: Gorlice, Rynek 1, Dušan Jurkovič Polish-Slovak House
    Organiser: Gorlice Community Centre – Dušan Jurkovič Polish-Slovak House

  3. “Wall of Memory” Mapping

    Project duration: 1st March – 30th June
    Location: Gorlice, Market Square
    Organiser: Gorlice Community Centre

  4. “A Day on the Front”

    Project duration: 1st April – 1st June 2015
    Location: Sękowa
    Organiser: Sękowa Commune

  5. “100th Anniversary of the Battle of Gorlice – the Role of Aviation in the Breakthrough”

    Project duration: 24th April – 1st June 2015
    Location: Szymbark, Castle Conference and Exhibition Centre in Szymbark
    Organiser: Karwacjan and Gładysz Manors Museum