Praszka

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title: "Praszka" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["cities-and-towns-in-opole-voivodeship", "olesno-county"] topic_path: "geography" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Praszka" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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FieldValue
namePraszka
image_shieldPOL Praszka COA.svg
image_flagPOL Praszka flag.svg
image_skylineBoczna fasada kościoła, Praszka.jpg
image_captionChurch of the Assumption in Praszka
pushpin_mapPoland
pushpin_label_positionbottom
subdivision_typeCountry
subdivision_name
subdivision_type1Voivodeship
subdivision_name1Opole
subdivision_type2County
subdivision_name2Olesno
subdivision_type3Gmina
subdivision_name3Praszka
leader_titleMayor
leader_nameMateusz Konwerski
established_titleFirst mentioned
established_date1260
established_title3Town rights
established_date31392
area_total_km29.45
population_as_of2019-06-30
population_total7655
population_density_km2auto
timezoneCET
utc_offset+1
timezone_DSTCEST
utc_offset_DST+2
coordinates
postal_code_typePostal code
postal_code46-320
area_code+48 34
blank_nameCar plates
blank_infoOOL
websitehttp://praszka.pl
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| name = Praszka | image_shield = POL Praszka COA.svg | image_flag = POL Praszka flag.svg | image_skyline = Boczna fasada kościoła, Praszka.jpg | image_caption = Church of the Assumption in Praszka | pushpin_map = Poland | pushpin_label_position = bottom | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = | subdivision_type1 = Voivodeship | subdivision_name1 = Opole | subdivision_type2 = County | subdivision_name2 = Olesno | subdivision_type3 = Gmina | subdivision_name3 = Praszka | leader_title = Mayor | leader_name = Mateusz Konwerski | established_title = First mentioned | established_date = 1260 | established_title3 = Town rights | established_date3 = 1392 | area_total_km2 = 9.45 | population_as_of = 2019-06-30 | population_total = 7655 | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone = CET | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = CEST | utc_offset_DST = +2 | coordinates = | postal_code_type = Postal code | postal_code = 46-320 | area_code = +48 34 | blank_name = Car plates | blank_info = OOL | website = http://praszka.pl Praszka () is a town in Olesno County, Opole Voivodeship, in southern Poland, with 7,655 inhabitants (2019).

History

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The oldest known mention of the settlement dates back to 1260. It was granted town rights in 1392 by Polish King Władysław II Jagiełło and new privileges in 1542 and 1620.

During the German–Soviet invasion of Poland, which started World War II, in September 1939, it was invaded by Germany, and the Einsatzgruppe II entered the town to commit various atrocities against the populace. The Germans robbed, conscripted labor, forced into a ghetto, and then murdered almost all of the town's Jewish population. Most were deported to the Chełmno extermination camp where they were immediately gassed. Others were murdered in the town or at the Jewish cemetery. Only about 10 of Plaszka's pre-war Jewish population of around 1000 is thought to have survived the war. In 1943, the Germans expelled 252 Poles and deported them to forced labour to Germany. The local Polish police chief was murdered by the Russians in the Katyn massacre in 1940. More than 30% of the town's population died. The German occupation ended in 1945.

Culture

There is a museum in Praszka, dedicated to the history of the town and its surroundings.

Sports

The local football team is . It competes in the lower leagues.

Notable people

Twin towns – sister cities

See twin towns of Gmina Praszka.

References

References

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  4. Wardzyńska, Maria. (2009). "Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion". [[Institute of National Remembrance.
  5. (2012). "Encyclopedia of Camps and Ghettos". University of Indiana Press.
  6. Wardzyńska, Maria. (2017). "Wysiedlenia ludności polskiej z okupowanych ziem polskich włączonych do III Rzeszy w latach 1939-1945". IPN.
  7. (2006). "Miednoje. Księga Cmentarna Polskiego Cmentarza Wojennego". Rada Ochrony Pamięci Miejsc Walk i Męczeństwa.
  8. (2019). "Убиты в Калинине, захоронены в Медном. Книга памяти польских военнопленных – узников Осташковского лагеря НКВД, расстрелянных по решению Политбюро ЦК ВКП(б) от 5 марта 1940 года". [[Memorial (society).
  9. "Muzeum w Praszce".

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