Pruszcz Gdański





Place in Pomeranian, Poland










































































Pruszcz Gdański

Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church
Exaltation of the Holy Cross Church


Coat of arms of Pruszcz Gdański
Coat of arms


Pruszcz Gdański is located in Poland

Pruszcz Gdański

Pruszcz Gdański




Coordinates: 54°16′N 18°38′E / 54.267°N 18.633°E / 54.267; 18.633Coordinates: 54°16′N 18°38′E / 54.267°N 18.633°E / 54.267; 18.633
Country
 Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
County Gdańsk
Gmina Pruszcz Gdański (urban gmina)
Established 14th century
Town rights 1941
Government

 • Mayor Janusz Wróbel
Area

 • Total 16.47 km2 (6.36 sq mi)
Population
(2010)

 • Total 26,834
 • Density 1,600/km2 (4,200/sq mi)
Time zone
UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
83-000
Area code(s) +48 58
Car plates GDA
Website www.pruszcz-gdanski.pl

Pruszcz Gdański [ˈpruʂt͡ʂ ˈɡdaɲskʲi] (German: Praust)[1] is a town in Gdańsk Pomerania, northwestern Poland with 26834 inhabitants (2010). Pruszcz Gdański is an industrial town neighbouring Gdańsk, part of the Tricity agglomeration. The Tricity Circle Highway begins in Pruszcz Gdański.


The capital of Gdańsk County in Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999, Pruszcz Gdański was a town in the Gdańsk Voivodeship from 1975 to 1998. During World War II, Pruszcz Gdański was the location of Nazi Germany's Praust concentration camp, a female subcamp of the Stutthof concentration camp.


Polish State Railways has a railway station in the town.




The sugar plant in Pruszcz Gdański




Contents






  • 1 Education


  • 2 Population


  • 3 Notable people


  • 4 See also


  • 5 References


  • 6 External links





Education


Schools:



  • Zespół Szkół Ogólnokształcących nr 1

  • Liceum Ogólnokształcące

  • Gimnazjum nr 1


  • Zespół Szkół nr 2 w Pruszczu Gdańskim - School website

  • Szkoła Podstawowa nr 3

  • Zespół Szkół nr 4


  • Katolickie Szkoły Niepubliczne im. Jana Pawła II - School website

  • Prywatna Szkoła Muzyczna I stopnia


Preschools:



  • Przedszkole Publiczne nr 3

  • Niepubliczne Przedszkole im. Janusza Korczaka

  • Niepubliczne Przedszkole „Promyczek”

  • Niepubliczne Przedszkole „Bajeczka”

  • Niepubliczne Przedszkole „Jedyneczka”

  • Niepubliczne przedszkole „Czwóreczka”



Population








  • 1960: 7,800 inhabitants

  • 1970: 13,100 inhabitants

  • 1975: 16,200 inhabitants




  • 1980: 18,500 inhabitants

  • 1990: 21,100 inhabitants

  • 1995: 21,200 inhabitants




  • 2000: 22,200 inhabitants

  • 2014: 28,001 inhabitants




Notable people




  • Edward Jurkiewicz (born 1948 in Pruszcz Gdański) a Polish former professional basketball player, competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics


  • Mateusz Bąk (born 1983 in Pruszcz Gdański) a Polish footballer who currently plays for Lechia Gdańsk as a goalkeeper.



See also


  • Battle of Pruszcz Gdański


References





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External links




  • Municipal website (in Polish)

  • photos from Pruszcz Gdański











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