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Pruszcz Gdański
Pruszcz Gdański
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	Pruszcz Gdański
	Coordinates: 54°16′N 18°38′E / 54.267°N 18.633°E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Pomeranian
County	Gdańsk
Gmina	Pruszcz Gdański (urban gmina)
First mentioned	1307
Town rights	1941
Government
• Mayor	Janusz Wróbel
Area
• Total	16.47 km2 (6.36 sq mi)
Population (2021)
• Total	31,822
• Density	1,900/km2 (5,000/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	83-000
Area code	+48 58
Vehicle registration	GDA
Highways
National roads
Voivodeship roads
Website	www.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

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.

Education

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

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

The local football club is Czarni Pruszcz Gdański.

Notable people

Mateusz Bąk (born 1983 in Pruszcz Gdański), Polish footballer; played for Lechia Gdańsk as a goalkeeper
Edward Jurkiewicz (born 1948 in Pruszcz Gdański), Polish former professional basketball player; competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics

References

^ ^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)
^ Górski, Karol (1949). Związek Pruski i poddanie się Prus Polsce: zbiór tekstów źródłowych (in Polish). Poznań: Instytut Zachodni. p. 56.
^ Górski, p. 89
^ 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)
^ 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.
^ Gliński, Mirosław. "Podobozy i większe komanda zewnętrzne obozu Stutthof (1939–1945)". Stutthof. Zeszyty Muzeum (in Polish). 3: 171. ISSN 0137-5377.
^ School website
^ School website
^ Central Statistical Office | GUS Poland in numbers
^ 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
^ Pruszcz in the top three Polish cities with the highest population growth! The rural commune recorded an even greater increase