What is "gorce"

Gorce \Gorce\, n. [OF. gort, nom. gorz, gulf, L. gurges whirlpool, gulf, stream. See Gorge.] A pool of water to keep fish in; a wear. [Obs.]

n. (context obsolete English) A pool of water to keep fish in; a weir.

Gorče is a small settlement on a river terrace above the right bank of the Drava River in the Municipality of Dravograd in the Carinthia region in northern Slovenia, right on the border with Austria.

Gorce, La Gorce or de La Gorce''' is the surname of:

• Gabriel Gorce (born 1990), Spanish visually impaired para-alpine skier
• Gaëtan Gorce (born 1958), French politician
• Hervé Gorce (1952-2008), French footballer
• John Oliver La Gorce (1880-1959), American writer, explorer and President of the National Geographic Society
• Pierre de La Gorce (1846-1934), French magistrate, lawyer, historian and member of the Académie française