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 A small castle in Pruchna (established in 1870), the former seat of the Komora Cieszyńska farm. The buildings of the former horse farm in the background | |
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| Country | Poland |
| Region | Silesian Voivodeship |
| Surface | 1903 km² |
| Population | 2438 |
| Area code | 48 33 |
| Postal Code | 43-523 |
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Pruchna - village of the village administrator in Poland located in Silesian Voivodeship, in Cieszyn poviat, in Strumień commune. The village lies within the historical borders of the region Cieszyn Silesiageographically, it lies in the Upper Vistula Valley region, which is part of the Oświęcim Basin.
Information
Geographic coordinates: 49 ° 44′06 ″ N 18 ° 44′11 ″ E
In the years 1945-1954 the town was the seat of the Pruchna commune. In the years 1975-1998, the town was located in the former Bielskie Province.
History
The town was first mentioned in the Latin document "Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis" (Book of salaries of the Wrocław bishopric, written during the times of Bishop Henry of Wierzbno) around 1305 - (among 76 villages of the Duchy of Cieszyn), as ithem in ProchnaIn 1870, in order to manage the farms of Komora Cieszyńska, a small castle was built, a distillery was opened next to it, and in 1890 a horse stud, which was managed by DrogomyślAccording to the Austrian census of 1900, in 167 buildings in Pruchna on the area of 1914 hectares, 1,519 people lived, which gave the population density equal to 79.4 people / km². Of all the inhabitants, 961 (63.3%) were Catholic, 534 (35.2%) were Evangelicals and 24 (1.6%) were Jewish. 1,416 (93.2%) were Polish, 33 (2.2%) German and 20 (1.3%) Czech-speaking residents.
During World War I, 42 citizens of Pruchna died. In 1927, the villagers erected a monument next to the school to commemorate the fallen.
During World War II, Pruchna was also affected by Germanization, arrests and round-ups. The war brought a lot of destruction and victims. After the end of hostilities, the villagers rebuilt the destroyed buildings and socio-economic organizations. Institutions and economic units active before World War II were renovated and put into operation in 1945: an Evangelical church, a Roman Catholic church and parish, a post office, a railway with a makeshift railway station, a Dairy Cooperative, the State Agricultural Farm and a primary school.
Drive
Road
The provincial road No. 938 Katowice - Cieszyn runs through Pruchna.
By rail
Railway line no. 83 Trzebinia-Zebrzydowice
The station was built as early as 1855. At that time, a spacious two-story building was put into use, which housed, among others, post. Before 1869, when the railway station in Cieszyn was opened, a horse-drawn omnibus ran between Pruchna and Cieszyn, bringing passengers from the station to the city.
During World War II, at the beginning of 1945, the station building was completely destroyed. After the end of the war, the tracks were rebuilt, and for the needs of passenger service, temporary wooden barracks were built to house a heated waiting room, a ticket office, rooms for duty traffic and station managers.
During the electrification of the line in the first half of the 1960s, the passenger service infrastructure was not modernized, and the existing station building was not built until the mid-1970s and housed ticket offices and a waiting room. In the 1990s, there was also a beer bar here. Currently, the cash desks and the waiting room are closed, and the premises of the building are rented to various entities.
The station has 6 main tracks, and the traffic is regulated by traffic lights. Description of the station as part of Koleje Śląska Cieszyńskiego: http: www .// Kolejcieszyn.pl/93.php?s=pruchna
It is located at an altitude of 263 m above sea level.
Worth seeing
The last penitential cross in Cieszyn Silesia (58 Katowicka Street) is a relic of the past. There are 2 churches worth seeing in the village:
- Evangelical-Augsburg pw. Of the Lord's Resurrection (ul. Główna 66), built in 1893.
- Roman Catholic pw. st. Anna (ul. Główna 37), built in the years 1871-1873 on the site of the former wooden church.
Historical monuments
According to the National Heritage Institute, the village has the following monuments:
- chapel st. Joseph from the beginning of the 19th century
- house no. 20, 18th / 19th century
- house no. 42, 18th / 19th century
Accommodation
WATER VALLEY Anna and Stanisław Gabzdyl agritourism farm www.wodna-dolina.pl ul. Cicha 28 43-523 Pruchna, phone no. 606 490 731
Where next
There is an Evangelical-Augsburg church (2 Kościelny Square), built in the Classicist style in 1788. A foundation plaque in Latin with the coat of arms of the founders of the church, the Kalisz family, is embedded in the temple walls. On the other side of the street stands the Kalisz Palace, dating from the 18th century. Dobrego Shepherd from 1966-1969, built according to a design by Zbigniew Weber, with an extremely original architecture (Plac Dobrego Shepherd). It is also worth seeing a natural monument - English elm.
You should visit the 18th-century wooden church of st. Michael the Archangel, one of the largest wooden churches in the Silesian Foothills. Inside, you cannot miss the beautiful Rococo baptismal font, decorated with the scene of Christ's baptism in Jordan.
Website: http://www.pruchna.pl, http://www.infotur.olza.pl
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