Pruszcz, Gryfice County

For other places with the same name, see Pruszcz (disambiguation).
Pruszcz
Village
Pruszcz
Coordinates: 53°58′0″N 15°18′0″E / 53.96667°N 15.30000°E / 53.96667; 15.30000
Country Poland Poland
Voivodeship West Pomeranian
County Gryfice
Gmina Brojce
Population 145

Pruszcz [pruʂt͡ʂ] (German: Prust) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Brojce, within Gryfice County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) west of Brojce, 9 km (6 mi) north-east of Gryfice, and 78 km (48 mi) north-east of the regional capital Szczecin.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. Following World War II the native German populace was expelled and replaced by Poles. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania.

The village has a population of 145.

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Coordinates: 53°58′0″N 15°18′0″E / 53.96667°N 15.30000°E / 53.96667; 15.30000

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