Uście Gorlickie - rural commune, Gorlice County, Małopolskie Voivodship
- former name: Uście Ruskie (until 1950); even older name: Uście Wołoskie.
Founded in XVth Century, was one of the first Łemko settlements in
Poland. Site of the well-kept World War I cemetery with the graves of Austro-Hungarian
and Russian soldiers, designed by Dušan Jurkovič (famous Slovak architect).
My paternal grandfather was mortally wounded nearby, in the Battle
of Gorlice. He was an officer in the Hungarian Hussars regiment.
Present Arms and flag of the commune were adopted on April 27, 2005
(resolution # XXVI/249/05)
"Arms: on the late-gothic Spanish-style red shield there is a silver
(white) glass crystal and the shooting spring above it.
The crystal is partially encircled by two golden laurel branches, crossed.
Flag: a rectangle in the proportions 5:8 divided vertically 1:1.
Free part (fly) is further divided into three horizontal bands: white-red-yellow.
The vertical band at the hoist is red and carries the Coat of Arms of
the commune."
The older version of the Arms and the flag was in use from 1993 to 2005
and was adopted on February 25, 1993 (resolution # XX/150/93)
Chrystian Kretowicz, 13 Oct 2008
Uście Gorlickie Coat of Arms
image by Chrystian Kretowicz, 13 Oct 2008
adopted 27 Apr 2005
Uście Gorlickie old flag
image by Chrystian Kretowicz, 13 Oct 2008
adopted 25 Feb 1993
Uście Gorlickie old Coat of Arms
image by Chrystian Kretowicz, 13 Oct 2008
adopted 25 Feb 1993
![[Uście Gorlickie commune flag]](../images/p/pl-mp-ug.gif)
image by Chrystian Kretowicz, 13 Oct 2008
![[Uście Gorlickie coat of arms]](../images/p/pl-mp)ug.gif)
image by Chrystian Kretowicz, 13 Oct 2008
![[Uście Gorlickie old flag]](../images/p/pl-mp_ug.gif)
image by Chrystian Kretowicz, 13 Oct 2008
![[Uście Gorlickie old Coat of Arms]](../images/p/pl-mp}ug.gif)
image by Chrystian Kretowicz, 13 Oct 2008
