Prudnik
A settlement in Poland.
English name
Prudnik — Polish official Latin-script name, retained in English in its native spelling.
Other forms in use:
- Neustadt — Historical German short name used in English accounts of Silesia; ambiguous without regional context.
- Neustadt in Oberschlesien — Full historical German name, identifying this Neustadt in Upper Silesia.
- Neustadt O.S. — Abbreviated German historical form found in maps, imprints and archival references.
- Prądnik — Earlier Polish spelling, relevant to historical records rather than the present official name.
French name
Prudnik — Same as in English; retain this spelling in French. No separate French exonym is selected.
Other forms in use:
- Neustadt — German historical name retained in French accounts of former German Silesia.
- Neustadt en Haute-Silésie — French contextual rendering of Neustadt in Oberschlesien in historical geography.
- Neustadt in Oberschlesien — Full German form quoted in French historical bibliographies.
About
Prudnik is a town in Opole Voivodeship near the Czech border and the Opawskie Mountains. Its old centre and surviving castle tower recall its history as a trading and textile town.
Notes
Input label is Ukrainian or indirect; local_name gives the native spelling.
Identifiers: Wikidata Q986984 · JSON
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