Pruszcz Gdański

For other places with the same name, see Pruszcz (disambiguation).
Pruszcz Gdański

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Pruszcz Gdański
Coordinates: 54°16′N 18°38′E / 54.267°N 18.633°E / 54.267; 18.633
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-gdanski.pl

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.

The sugar plant in Pruszcz Gdański

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Coordinates: 54°16′N 18°38′E / 54.267°N 18.633°E / 54.267; 18.633

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