Pruszcz Gdański | |||
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Pruszcz Gdański
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Coordinates: | |||
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 (6.4 sq mi) | ||
Population (2010) | |||
• Total | 26,834 | ||
• Density | 1,629.3/km2 (4,219.8/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-gdanski.pl |
Pruszcz Gdański [ˈpruʂt͡ʂ ˈɡdaɲski] (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 previously a town in the Gdańsk Voivodeship (1975-1998). During World War II, Pruszcz Gdański was the location of Nazi Germany's Praust concentration camp, a female subcamp of the Stutthof concentration camp.
Polskie Koleje Państwowe has a railway station in the town.
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