
Prudnik
Prudnik is a town in southern Poland, located in the southern part of Opole Voivodeship near the border with the Czech Republic.
It is the administrative seat of Prudnik County and Gmina Prudnik. Its population numbers 21,368 inhabitants (2016). Since 2015, Prudnik is a member of the Cittaslow International.
Getting to Prudnik
The nearest international airports are in the nearby cities of Katowice and Wrocław. You can get to Prudnik by the 137 Katowice-Legnica railway line. Trains from Kędzierzyn-Koźle cover the distance to Prudnik in 1 hour. Tickets cost approximately 15 zł. The 306 Gogolin-Prudnik railway line through Prudnik no longer operates. You can easily get there by car from Opole, Kędzierzyn-Koźle, Głuchołazy and Nysa.
Worth seeing
- 01Wok's Tower
A stone castle tower on the circle plan with walls several metres thick, called Wok Tower is the oldest monument in Prudnik.
- 02Fränkel's
One of the most precious villas in Poland built by a Jewish industrialist Hermann Fränkel.
- 03Museum of Prudnik Region
- 04Town Hall
Historical town hall built in the Classical architectural style, completed in 1782.
- 05Saint Joseph
A sanctuary built in 1866 and a replica of the Grotto of Lourdes in the forest.
- 06Saint Michael Archangel
A Baroque church built in 1612.
Things to do
- 01"Diana"
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