Görlitz is a town in the German state of Saxony. It is on the river Lusatian Neisse and is the largest town in Upper Lusatia as well as the second-largest town in the region of See more

Today Görlitz and Zgorzelec, two towns on opposite banks of the narrow river, get along well. Two bridges have been rebuilt, a bus line connects the German and Polish parts of the … See more

Due to the historical parts of the city, many movie-makers have used the various sites as locations. Eli Roth shot the movie-in-a-movie Nation's Pride (Stolz der Nation) for Quentin Tarantino See more

• Adasse (fl.1348), money lender
• Michael Ballack (born 1976), football player
• Jakob Böhme (1575–1624), mystic and theologian See more

Middle Ages
In the Early Middle Ages the area was invaded during the westwards Slav migrations. The … See more

Görlitz is situated on the border with Poland, adjacent to the Polish town of Zgorzelec on the opposite bank of the Lusatian Neisse. … See more

Görlitz is twinned with:
• Amiens, France
• Molfetta, Italy
• Nový Jičín, Czech Republic See more