Gorlitz, Saskatchewan

Gorlitz
Hamlet
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
DivisionNo. 9
Founded byKarl Gebek
Named afterGörlitz, Saxony, Germany
Gorlitz is located in Saskatchewan
Gorlitz
Gorlitz
Location of Gorlitz in Saskatchewan

Gorlitz is a hamlet in southeastern Saskatchewan. It is approximately 27 kilometres (17 mi) north of Yorkton and approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of Canora along Highway 9. The hamlet was named after Görlitz in Saxony, Germany by Karl Gebek, a German settler.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ Barry, Bill (September 2005). Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing, Ltd. p. 167. ISBN 1-897010-19-2.

51°27′00″N 102°25′59″W / 51.450°N 102.433°W / 51.450; -102.433

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