Prusice

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Prusice
Coat of arms of Prusice
Coat of arms
Prusice (Poland)
Prusice
Prusice
Coordinates: 51°22′16″N 16°57′43″E / 51.37111, 16.96194
Country Flag of Poland Poland
Voivodeship Lower Silesian
County Trzebnica
Gmina Prusice
Area
 - Total 10.94 km² (4.2 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 2,203
 - Density 201.4/km² (521.5/sq mi)
Church in Prusice
Church in Prusice

Prusice [pruˈɕit​͡sɛ] (German: Prausnitz) is a town in Trzebnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Prusice. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany. (For more information about the history of the region, see Silesia.)

The town lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) north-west of Trzebnica, and 28 kilometres (17 mi) north of the regional capital Wrocław.

As at 2006, the town has a population of 2,203.

Coordinates: 51°22′16″N 16°57′43″E / 51.37111, 16.96194