Prószków

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Prószków / Proskau
Saint George Church

Coat of arms
Prószków / Proskau
Coordinates: 50°34′35″N 17°52′17″E / 50.57639°N 17.87139°E / 50.57639; 17.87139
Country  Poland
Voivodeship Opole Voivodeship
County Opole County
Gmina Prószków
Area
  Total 16.31 km2 (6.30 sq mi)
Population (2006)
  Total 2,713
  Density 170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Postal code 46-060
Website http://www.proszkow.pl/

Prószków [ˈpruʂkuf] / German: Proskau is a town in Opole County, Opole Voivodeship, Poland, with 2,660 inhabitants (2004).

Prószków/Proskau has been bilingual in Polish and German since 2006.

International relations

Twin towns — Sister cities

Prószków is twinned with:

Trivia

On July 29, 1921 a temperature of 40.2 °C (104 °F) was recorded in the city. Since then, it is the highest temperature ever recorded in any city located in present-day Poland (the town was then a part of Germany).

Coordinates: 50°35′N 17°52′E / 50.583°N 17.867°E / 50.583; 17.867

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