Editing Mielec (section)

{{Short description|Place in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, Poland}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Mielec
| image_skyline = {{multiple image
| border = infobox
| total_width = 270
| image_style = border:1;
| perrow = 1/2
| image1 = Rynek - Mielec.jpg{{!}}Market Square
| image2 = PL - Mielec - pałacyk Oborskich - Kroton 014.jpg{{!}}Oborski Palace, housing the Regional Museum
| image3 = PL - Mielec - ulica Mickiewicza - Kroton 001.jpg{{!}}Mickiewicz Street
}}
| image_caption = <small>Left to right: Market Square, Oborski Palace, Mickiewicz Street</small>
| image_flag = POL Mielec flag.svg
| image_shield = POL Mielec COA.svg
| pushpin_map = Poland
| pushpin_label_position = bottom
| subdivision_type = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name = {{POL}}
| subdivision_type1 = [[Voivodeships of Poland|Voivodeship]]
| subdivision_name1 = [[Subcarpathian Voivodeship|Subcarpathian]]
| subdivision_type2 = [[Powiat|County]]
| subdivision_name2 = [[Mielec County|Mielec]]
| subdivision_type3 = [[Gmina]]
| subdivision_name3 = Mielec <small>(urban gmina)</small>
| leader_title = City mayor
| leader_name = Radosław Swół
| established_title = First mentioned
| established_date = 1229
| established_title3 = Town rights
| established_date3 = 1470
| area_total_km2 = 47.36
| population_as_of = 31 December 2021
| population_total = 59509 {{decrease}}<ref name="population">{{cite web|url=https://bdl.stat.gov.pl/bdl/dane/teryt/jednostka|title=Local Data Bank|access-date=17 August 2022|publisher=Statistics Poland}} Data for territorial unit 1811011.</ref>
| population_density_km2 = auto
| timezone = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset = +1
| timezone_DST = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset_DST = +2
| coordinates = {{coord|50|17|N|21|26|E|region:PL|display=title,inline}}
| postal_code_type = Postal code
| postal_code = 39-300 to 39-303, 39-323
| area_code = +48 17
| blank_name = [[Vehicle registration plates of Poland|Car plates]]
| blank_info = RMI
| website = http://www.mielec.pl
| official_name = 
}}
'''Mielec''' {{IPAc-pl|AUD|Pl-Mielec.ogg|'|m|J|e|l|e|c}} ({{langx|yi|מעליץ-Melitz}}) is the largest city and [[County seat|seat]] of [[Mielec County]]. Mielec is located in south-eastern [[Poland]] ([[Lesser Poland]]), in the [[Subcarpathian Voivodeship]] (Województwo Podkarpackie). The population of Mielec in December 2021 was 59,509.<ref name="population" />

Mielec is an industrial center, with technical and IT schools, craft schools and colleges (providing [[bachelor's degree]] and [[master's degree]] in several fields of study. Postgraduate studies are also available - e.g. [[Master of Business Administration|MBA]]).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wyższa Szkoła Gospodarki i Zarządzania w Krakowie|url=http://wsgiz.mielec.pl/|access-date=2020-10-09|website=wsgiz.mielec.pl}}</ref> The city lies within the [[Special Economic Zone Euro-Park Mielec]]<ref>{{Citation|title=Specjalna Strefa Ekonomiczna Euro-Park Mielec|date=2019-02-25|url=https://pl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Specjalna_Strefa_Ekonomiczna_Euro-Park_Mielec&oldid=56015722|work=Wikipedia, wolna encyklopedia|language=pl|access-date=2020-01-14}}</ref> with access to [[Mielec Airport]] and railway. About 15&nbsp;km north of Mielec runs [[PKP Linia Hutnicza Szerokotorowa|LHS]] railway - The transshipment terminal in [[Wola Baranowska]] enables the exchange of [[cargo]] between the broad gauge and standard gauge railways and trucks. About 20&nbsp;km south of Mielec runs the [[A4 autostrada (Poland)|A4 motorway]]. Moreover, the city of Mielec supports a recognizable soccer team - [[Stal Mielec]].

The motto of the city is ''Here wings spread!''<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.mielec.pl/en/|title=Mielec city website}}</ref> in reference to many successful domestic and foreign investments.