Mielec [ˈmʲɛlɛt͡s] (Yiddish: מעליץ-Melitz‎) is the largest city and seat of Mielec County. Mielec is located in south-eastern Poland (Lesser Poland), in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship (Województwo Podkarpackie).
The population of Mielec equals 60,229 inhabitants, as of June 2020.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. MBA). The city lies within the Special Economic Zone Euro-Park Mielec with access to Mielec Airport and railway. About 15 km north of Mielec runs 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 km south of Mielec runs the A4 motorway. Moreover, the city of Mielec supports a recognizable soccer team - Stal Mielec.
The motto of the city is Here wings spread! in reference to many successful domestic and foreign investments.


The city of Mielec is located in the Subcarpathian Voivodeship (Województwo Podkarpackie). It lies on both banks of the river Wisłok, approximately south-east from Rzeszów, and north-west from Przemyśl. The area around Mielec has been inhabited since at least 1000 BC. In early Middle Ages it was part of Great Moravia and then later Lendia before being annexed by Poland in 11th century. From 1340 until 1772 it belonged to Ruthenian Voivodeship which was part of Lesser Poland Province of the Polish Crown.

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