Pruszcz Gdański
Pruszcz Gdański | |
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 Exaltations of the Cross Church | |
 Coat of arms | |
| 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 | +48 58 |
| Car plates | GDA |
| Website | www |
Pruszcz Gdański [ˈpruʂt͡ʂ ˈɡdaɲskʲi] (German: Praust; Template:Lang-csb) 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.
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
External links
54°16′N 18°38′E / 54.267°N 18.633°E
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