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Pruszcz Gdański

Coordinates: 54°16′N 18°38′E / 54.267°N 18.633°E / 54.267; 18.633
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Pruszcz Gdański
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Pruszcz Gdański is located in Poland
Pruszcz Gdański
Pruszcz Gdański
Coordinates: 54°16′N 18°38′E / 54.267°N 18.633°E / 54.267; 18.633
Country Poland
Voivodeship Pomeranian
CountyGdańsk
GminaPruszcz Gdański (urban gmina)
First mentioned1307
Town rights1941
Government
 • MayorJanusz Wróbel
Area
 • Total
16.47 km2 (6.36 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total
31,822
 • Density1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
83-000
Area code+48 58
Vehicle registrationGDA
Highways
National roads
Voivodeship roads
Websitewww.pruszcz-gdanski.pl

Pruszcz Gdański (pronounced [pruʂtʂ ˈɡdaj̃skʲi]; former Polish: Pruszcz; Kashubian: Pruszcz; German: Praust) is a town in Pomerania, northern Poland with 26,834 inhabitants (2010). Pruszcz Gdański is an industrial town neighbouring Gdańsk, part of the Tricity agglomeration. The Tricity Bypass begins in Pruszcz Gdański.

The capital of Gdańsk County in the Pomeranian Voivodeship since 1999, previously in the Gdańsk Voivodeship from 1975 to 1998. The town is served by a railway station.

History

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Baroque rectory, now a public library

Human settlement in Pruszcz Gdański dates back to prehistoric times. Various traces of human settlement and cemeteries from the Bronze and Iron Ages and ancient Roman times were discovered during archaeological excavations within the modern town limits. The territory became part of the emerging Polish state in the 10th century under its first historic ruler Mieszko I. The oldest known mention of Pruszcz comes from 1307.[1] It was invaded and occupied by the Teutonic Knights in the following years. In the 14th century, the Radunia Canal was built.[1] In 1454, King Casimir IV Jagiellon reincorporated the area to the Kingdom of Poland.[2] During the subsequent Thirteen Years' War, it was the site of the Battle of Pruszcz Gdański between forces from the Polish-allied city of Gdańsk and the Teutonic Knights.[1] The restoration of the region to Poland was confirmed by the peace treaty of 1466.[3] Pruszcz was a possession of the city of Gdańsk, administratively located in the Pomeranian Voivodeship in the Royal Prussia and Greater Poland provinces.[4] Polish Kings often stopped in Pruszcz when travelling to the nearby city of Gdańsk.

Pruszcz was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia in the Partitions of Poland, and from 1871 to 1920 it was also part of Germany. It had a mixed Catholic and Lutheran population, with small Jewish and Mennonite minorities.[1] Unlike most of Eastern Pomerania, the town did not return to Poland after regaining independence, but was included in the short-lived Free City of Danzig by the Treaty of Versailles. During World War II, it was occupied by Nazi Germany. Poles from Leśniewo and Swarzewo were enslaved as forced labour at local farms,[5] and Jewish women were similarly enslaved in a subcamp of the Stutthof concentration camp.[6] Following Germany's defeat in the war, the town became again part of Poland.

As early as 30 March 1945, the Polish Post Office began its work as the first post-war Polish institution in the town. In post-war Poland the adjective Gdański was added to the town's name, after the nearby city of Gdańsk, to distinguish the town from other Polish settlements of the same name.

The sugar plant in Pruszcz Gdański

Education

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Schools:

  • Zespół Szkół Ogólnokształcących nr 1
  • Liceum Ogólnokształcące
  • Gimnazjum nr 1
  • Szkoła Podstawowa nr 2 w Pruszczu Gdańskim[7]
  • Szkoła Podstawowa nr 3
  • Zespół Szkół nr 4
  • Catolic Public Schools|Katolickie Szkoły Niepubliczne im. Jana Pawła II[8]
  • Prywatna Szkoła Muzyczna I stopnia

Preschools:

  • Przedszkole Publiczne nr 3
  • Przedszkole Nad Rzeczką
  • Niepubliczne Przedszkole im. Janusza Korczaka
  • Niepubliczne Przedszkole "Promyczek"
  • Oddziały Przedszkolne Szkoły Podstawowej nr 2 "Dwójeczka"
  • Niepubliczne Przedszkole "Jedyneczka"
  • Niepubliczne przedszkole "Czwóreczka"

Population

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According to data provided by the Central Statistical Office, the population of the city of Pruszcz is as follows over the years:[9]

Year Population Men Women
1960 7 800 no data no data
1970 13 100 no data no data
1975 16 200 no data no data
1980 18 500 no data no data
1990 21 100 no data no data
1995 21 318 10 358 10 960
1996 21 470 10 426 11 044
1997 21 509 10 438 11 071
1998 21 585 10 455 11 130
1999 22 187 10 723 11 464
2000 22 367 10 801 11 566
2001 22 661 10 958 11 703
2002 22 897 11 013 11 884
2003 23 187 11 150 12 037
2004 23 529 11 325 12 204
2005 23 800 11 425 12 375
2006 24 276 11 633 12 643
2007 25 143 11 976 13 167
2008 25 626 12 215 13 411
2009 26 298 12 516 13 782
2010 27 678 13 205 14 473
2011 28 095 13 402 14 693
2012 28 621 13 674 14 947
2013 28 858 13 794 15 064
2014 29 226 13 981 15 245
2015 29 589 14 150 15 439
2016 30 106 14 379 15 727
2017 30 468 14 501 15 967
2018 30 878 14 676 16 202
2019 31 326 14 929 16 397
2020 31 578 16 505 15 073
2021 31 949 16 696 15 253
2022 32 031 15 394 16 637
2023 32 093 15 412 16 681

Pruszcz Gdański is a small town with a population of 32,093, of which 52.0% are women and 48.0% are men. From 2002 to 2023, the population increased by 40.2%. The average age of residents is 39.2 years, which is slightly lower than the average age of residents of the Pomeranian Voivodeship and lower than the average age of residents of all of Poland. In 2022, residents of Pruszcz Gdański entered into 154 marriages, which corresponds to 4.8 marriages per 1,000 residents. This is higher than the rate for the Pomeranian Voivodeship and significantly higher than the rate for Poland. During the same period, there were 1.6 divorces per 1,000 residents, a rate comparable to that of the Pomeranian Voivodeship and the country. 29.2% of Pruszcz Gdański residents are single, 57.4% are married, 7.2% are divorced, and 5.9% are widowed. Pruszcz Gdański has a positive natural increase of 61, which corresponds to a natural increase of 1.91 per 1,000 residents. In 2022, 301 children were born, of which 49.2% were girls and 50.8% were boys. The average weight of newborns was 3,407 grams. The demographic dynamics ratio, which is the ratio of the number of live births to the number of deaths, is 1.20, significantly higher than the average for the voivodeship and significantly higher than the demographic dynamics ratio for the entire country. In 2022, 34.7% of deaths in Pruszcz Gdański were caused by cardiovascular diseases, 26.8% were caused by cancer, and 6.3% were caused by respiratory diseases. There are 7.51 deaths per 1,000 residents of Pruszcz Gdański, significantly lower than the average for the Pomeranian Voivodeship and significantly lower than the average for the country. In 2022, there were 572 registrations of internal migration and 374 deregistrations, resulting in a net internal migration balance of 198 for Pruszcz Gdański. In the same year, 18 people registered from abroad, and 7 deregistrations abroad were recorded, resulting in a net foreign migration balance of 11. 60.5% of Pruszcz Gdański residents are of working age, 20.7% are of pre-working age, and 18.7% are of post-working age.[10]

Pruszcz, with a population growth rate of +34.21%, ranked third among Polish cities in terms of population growth rate from 2004 to 2020, after Piaseczno (+45.06%) and Grodzisk Mazowiecki (+36.97%).[11]

Sports

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The local football club is Czarni Pruszcz Gdański.

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom IX (in Polish). Warszawa. 1888. p. 103.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  2. ^ Górski, Karol (1949). Związek Pruski i poddanie się Prus Polsce: zbiór tekstów źródłowych (in Polish). Poznań: Instytut Zachodni. p. 56.
  3. ^ Górski, p. 89
  4. ^ Biskup, Marian; Tomczak, Andrzej (1955). Mapy województwa pomorskiego w drugiej połowie XVI w. (in Polish). Toruń. p. 129.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  5. ^ Wardzyńska, Maria (2017). Wysiedlenia ludności polskiej z okupowanych ziem polskich włączonych do III Rzeszy w latach 1939-1945 (in Polish). Warszawa: IPN. p. 119. ISBN 978-83-8098-174-4.
  6. ^ Gliński, Mirosław. "Podobozy i większe komanda zewnętrzne obozu Stutthof (1939–1945)". Stutthof. Zeszyty Muzeum (in Polish). 3: 171. ISSN 0137-5377.
  7. ^ School website
  8. ^ School website
  9. ^ Central Statistical Office | GUS Poland in numbers
  10. ^ Pruszcz Gdański (Pomeranian Voivodeship) » maps, GUS, real estate, accommodation, schools, attractions, REGON, postal codes, unemployment, traffic accidents, wages, salaries, education, tables, demographics (in Polish), Polska w liczbach, retrieved 2024-05-21
  11. ^ Pruszcz in the top three Polish cities with the highest population growth! The rural commune recorded an even greater increase
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