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.
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 adjectiveGdański 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.
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]
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^Górski, Karol (1949). Związek Pruski i poddanie się Prus Polsce: zbiór tekstów źródłowych (in Polish). Poznań: Instytut Zachodni. p. 56.
^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. ISBN978-83-8098-174-4.
^Gliński, Mirosław. "Podobozy i większe komanda zewnętrzne obozu Stutthof (1939–1945)". Stutthof. Zeszyty Muzeum (in Polish). 3: 171. ISSN0137-5377.
