Pruszcz Gdański | ||
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Exaltations of the Cross Church
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Coordinates: 54°16′N 18°38′E / 54.267°N 18.633°E | ||
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 | CET (UTC+1) | |
• Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
Postal code | 83-000 | |
Area code(s) | +48 58 | |
Car plates | GDA | |
Website | www |
Pruszcz Gdański [ˈpruʂt͡ʂ ˈɡdaɲskʲi] (German: Praust; Kashubian: Pruszcz Gduńsczi) 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.
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Coordinates: 54°16′N 18°38′E / 54.267°N 18.633°E