Görlitz

[gœr-lits]

noun

a city in E Germany, on the Neisse River, at the Polish boundary.

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Contemporary Examples of gorlitz

It is brought to life in vivid colors and a series of head-spinning set pieces filmed in the small German town of Gorlitz.
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February 6, 2014

Historical Examples of gorlitz

On the evening of the 8th of June, his Majesty reached Gorlitz.
The Private Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Complete
Constant
Priebus is some 40 miles north of Gorlitz, about 60 west of Glogau, south of Frankfurt 80.
History of Friedrich II. of Prussia, Vol. XIX. (of XXI.)
Thomas Carlyle
On the tenth day of the march they arrived at Gorlitz, where another piece of bad news reached Frederick.
With Frederick the Great
G. A. Henty
The next seal, in the order of time, is one of the year 1561, on a letter written to the council of Gorlitz at Breslau.
A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume I (of 2)
Johann Beckman
This letter was found among the ancient records of Gorlitz by Dr. Anton, and is three times sealed with beautiful red wax373.
A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume I (of 2)
Johann Beckman

British Dictionary definitions for gorlitz

Görlitz

noun

a city in E Germany, in Saxony on the Neisse River: divided in 1945, the area on the E bank of the river becoming the Polish town of Zgorzelec . Pop: 58 518 (2003 est)

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