Prudnik
Founded in 1255 on Magdeburg law, Prudnik is a historic Upper Silesian town in southern Poland where the Prudnik river meets its Złoty Potok tributary, on the edge of the Opawskie Mountains. Its medieval centre includes the Main Town Hall and the 13th-century Wok's Tower, and the town has a long industrial tradition in textiles — most recently towel manufacturing by Frotex, one of Europe's largest towel producers. Prudnik is also a member of the Cittaslow slow-city network and serves as a headquarters of the cross-border Euroregion Pradziad.
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- Population23,343
- Nearest water from center 0.5 km0.3 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 2.8 km1.7 mi
Nearest airports
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Prudnik: quick answers
Where is Prudnik?
Prudnik is in Poland, about 46 km29 miles in a straight line from Opole.
How do you get to Prudnik?
The nearest airport is Dolní Benešov (ZBE), about 1 hr 25 min away by road. The nearest train station is Głuchołazy, about 21 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Prudnik?
The warmest month is July, averaging 19°C65°F across day and night; the coolest is January, at -1°C29°F. The wettest month is July, with about 120 mm4.7 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Prudnik?
OpenStreetMap lists 3 museums, 6 restaurants and 10 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Prudnik?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Paczkow, Ziebice and Kamieniec Zabkowicki.