Prudnik
Encyclopedia
Prudnik ' is a town in Poland
, located in the southern part of Opole Voivodeship
. Its population numbers 26,400 inhabitants (2005). It is the capital of Prudnik County
.
, Germany
, since 26 March 1990 Bogumin
, Czech Republic
, since 2000 Nadvirna
, Ukraine
, since 2000 Krnov
, Czech Republic
, since 2000 San Giustino
, Italy
, since 2000
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
, located in the southern part of Opole Voivodeship
Opole Voivodeship
- Administrative division :Opole Voivodeship is divided into 12 counties : 1 city county and 11 land counties. These are further divided into 71 gminas.The counties are listed in the following table .- Economy :...
. Its population numbers 26,400 inhabitants (2005). It is the capital of Prudnik County
Prudnik County
Prudnik County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Opole Voivodeship, south-western Poland, on the Czech border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is...
.
Education
- Zespół Szkół Ogólnokształcących Nr 1 w Prudniku
- Zespol Szkol Rolniczych w Prudniku
- II Liceum Ogólnokształcące w Prudniku
- Zespół Szkół Zawodowych Nr 1 w Prudniku
Major corporations
- Zakłady Przemysłu Bawełnianego Frotex (http://www.frotex.com.pl/)
- Prudnickie Zakłady Obuwia Primus
- Fabryka Mebli Prudnik
Notable people
- Matthäus Apelt (1594–1648), composer
- Karl Dziatzko, scholar
- Eugen FraenkelEugen FraenkelEugen Fraenkel was a German bacteriologist....
(1853–1925), pathologist and bacteriologist - Jan GóraJan GóraJan Wojciech Góra OP – Dominican, Roman Catholic Priest, Doctor of Theology, academic chaplain. Since 1997, he has been the organiser of the Polish Youth Meeting Lednica 2000 at the Lednica Fields. Animator for the academic chaplaincy centre "Respublica Dominicana" in Jamna...
, organizer of Ogólnopolskie Spotkania Młodzieży w Lednicy - Karl Heinisch (1847–1923), painter
- Nicolaus Henel von Hennenfeld (1582–1656), historian
- Tadeusz MadziarczykTadeusz MadziarczykTadeusz Madziarczyk is a Polish politician. He was elected to Sejm on September 25, 2005 getting 8068 votes in 1 Legnica district, candidating from Prawo i Sprawiedliwość list.-External links:...
(born 1961), politician - Walter Odersky (born 1931), politician
- Krzysztof Pieczyński, actor
- Hellmuth Reymann (1892–1988)
- Bernd ScholzBernd ScholzBernd Scholz was a German composer. His also assumed the pen name Klaus Textor for his popular compositions....
(1911–1969), composer - Stanisław Szozda, Olympic cyclist
- Stefan Wyszyński (1901–1981), archbishop
Twin city
NortheimNortheim
Northeim is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany, seat of the district of Northeim, with, as of 2002, a population of 31 000. It's located on the German Half-Timbered House Road.-History:...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, since 26 March 1990 Bogumin
Bohumín
Bohumín is a town in Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region, Czech Republic on the border with Poland. The confluence of the Oder and Olza Rivers is situated just north of the town. The town lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia....
, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
, since 2000 Nadvirna
Nadvirna
Nadvirna is a city located in the Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast in western Ukraine. It is the administrative centre of Nadvirna Raion.Until World War I, Nadvirna was integrated into the Austro-Hungarian Empire, in the province of Galicia. In the inter-war years, the borders changed and it was annexed...
, Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
, since 2000 Krnov
Krnov
Krnov is an Upper Silesian city in the northeastern Czech Republic, in the Moravian-Silesian Region, the District of Bruntál, on the Opava River, near the Polish border....
, Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
, since 2000 San Giustino
San Giustino
San Giustino is a comune in the Province of Perugia in the Italian region Umbria, located about 50 km northwest of Perugia on the Tiber River.The frazione of Cospaia was a small independent republic until 1826.-External links:*...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
, since 2000