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Pruślin

Pruślin (German: Pruschlin) – a district of Ostrów Wielkopolski in the east part of that town. It borders Bagatela Forest [PL]. An administrative name of that district is Osiedle V Pruślin (5^th district Pruślin). About four thousands people live there.

Pruślin is settled on slopes of the Wysocko Hills [PL]. It’s the highest part of Ostrów Wielkopolski (184 m MSL). The top of the highest prominence is a vantage point overlooking the town. There’re also a relay tower and a wind farm. In the vicinity of Pruślin there’s one of the most modern high voltage lines switchgear in Europe.

Pruślin on a map of Ostrów Wielkopolski

History

Pruślin was mentioned in 1401 as a knight’s village. It was attached to the Ostrów parish in 1779. Since then, Pruślin history is directly related to the Ostrów Wielkopolski history. In 1936, according to the map of Military Geographical Institute, there were 105 houses in Pruślin. During the occupation of the city, the Germans introduced the German occupation name Preussendorf. Pruślin is a former local center of Saint Giles cult. It was attached to Ostrów Wielkopolski in 1979. The 1990s was a period of intensive development with single-family houses.

Nature

• Bagatela Forest [PL] with a shooting range, an autodrome, a bike path

Monuments

• the Neo-Renaissance shrine with a sculpture of Jesus Christ; Ewa and Marcin Chmielewscy found the origin of the sculpture from the earlier cross by Paweł Bryliński
• the ruins of an old rural development (a former primary school)

Public transport

Bus lines: 2, 6, 11, 18, 21, 27, B

Tourist routes

Through Pruślin runs a tourist route:

• walking trail: Jarocin – Pleszew – Gołchów – Pruślin – Ostrzeszów