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The town was founded in the 1250s, and was historically part of the Polish-ruled Duchy of Opole, and afterwards was located within the Habsburg monarchy, Poland, Habsburg Monarchy again, Prussia, Germany, and eventually Poland again.
The town was founded in 1279, making it one of the oldest in the Poland, and was historically part of the Duchy of Opole and the Habsburg Empire. Over the centuries, Prudnik was in Prussia, Germany, and eventually Poland.
At the first time Prudnik formed a part of Bohemia, since 1280 it was within the Opawskie Duchy ruled by the Przemyśl dynasty, since 1318 counted among Silesian duchies. In 1337 it was purchased by Opole princes (since 1328 a feud of the Czech Crown).
Prudnik is one of the oldest towns in Poland. It was originally a Czech town. During the Middle Ages it became a German city. It was called Neustadt for a long time. After the Second World War the city once again became Polish, and the German citizens were forced to leave.
The Duchy of Prudnik ( Polish: Księstwo prudnickie, German: Herzogtum Prudnik, Czech: Prudnícké knížectví) was one of the numerous duchies of Silesia ruled by the Silesian branch of the royal Polish Piast dynasty. Its capital was Prudnik in Upper Silesia . History. Prudnik castle.
History. The castle in Prudnik was built before 1262 on the initiative of Wok from Rosenberg (Rožmberk) from the powerful family of Vitkovice, the Czech marshal of King Přemysl Ottokar II, who in the 1250s conducted settlement activity in the Opavian region.
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History. Prudnik appeared in written sources in 1262 as a settlement within the Moravian March. Its owner was then Vok of Rožmberk, founder of the castle located in the corner of the town.
