Ignacy Łukasiewicz Schools No 1 in

Gorlice

Ignacy lukasiewicz 1822-1883 Ignacy Łukasiewicz was a chemist and the pioneer of petroleum

industry In 1852 in the laboratory at the chemist's shop he carried out the distillation of petroleum, charged with this task by the

owner of the chemist's shop. A year later he constructed the first oil lamp which he used to light the shop window at the chemist's

shopstry

The city

Gorlice is a city in south eastern Poland with around 29,500 inhabitants. It is situated south east of Kraków and south of Tarnów

The city lies in the Ropa and Sękówka River Valleys, surrounded by several mountain ranges of the Carpathian Mountains, namely their part called Low Beskid massive.

The city is situated in a heavily populated regionGorlice was founded during the reign of Kazimierz Wielki in 1354 and plant by

Deresław KarwacjanThe city was the focal point of the German Gorlice-Tarnów Offensive during

World War I, in May, 1915. Hence the "Gorlice fair" or "Gorlice days" held every year during the May Bank Holidays and adjoining days, which are enjoyed by many visitors both domestic and from abroad.

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SCHOOL

Our school has been developing all the time. We possess modern chemistry and physics laboratory. Apart from that, we are proud of our computer room. Owing to this modern computer room, those students who are keen on computers can cultivate their

interests in informatics.

In School year 2009/2010 education started …. Students on 16 profiles

At last years students from our school ranks high places in statewide technical Olympics.

Unfortunately, school by the reason of age require repair which transmit it new appearance, also small amount of

clasrooms estop development of new direction of education.

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School history