Pruszków, Urban municipality in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland.
Description
Pruszków is a town in Masovian Voivodeship, located about fifteen kilometers west of Warsaw. The municipality includes several residential neighborhoods, parks, and industrial zones connected by main roads and railway lines.
History
A railway line to Vienna turned the town from a village into an industrial center during the nineteenth century. Factories producing needles, porcelain, and later machinery shaped its economic growth over the following decades.
Culture
The BGŻ Arena velodrome in Pruszków hosts national cycling competitions and serves as a training center for Polish athletes throughout the year.
Practical
The town sits close to the capital and is easily reached through several railway stations and bus routes. Most facilities are in the center, while quieter residential areas and green spaces lie a bit further out.
Did you know?
A velodrome from the eighties attracts cyclists from across the country and also serves as a venue for other sports. A museum documents the events of a World War II transit camp that operated here.
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Muzeum Dulag 121
881 m
Cemetery in Pruszków-Żbików
2.5 km
Stadion Znicza Pruszków
928 m
Zakłady Naprawcze Taboru Kolejowego Pruszków
1.3 km
Park Potulickich
837 m
Church of the Transfiguration in Pruszków
1.6 km
Church of Saint Casimir in Pruszków
844 m
Museum of Ancient Masovian Metallurgy in Pruszków
629 m
Church of the Immaculate Conception in Pruszków
1.8 km
Cmentarz w Tworkach
2 km
Nowa Stacja in Pruszków
521 m
Park Kultury i Wypoczynku Mazowsze w Pruszkowie
1.9 km
Raszynka
2.6 km
Cmentarz rzym.-kat. w Pruszkowie
1.4 km
Jewish cemetery in Pruszków
1.6 km
Park im. Tadeusza Kościuszki w Pruszkowie
195 m
Synagoga w Pruszkowie
525 m
Our Lady of Częstochowa church in Piastów
3.8 km
Saint Joseph Husband of Mary church in Pruszków
1.3 km
Mural, Work of art
2.2 km
Our Lady of Perpetual Help church in Pruszków
1.6 km
Work of art, mural
1.2 km
Park-arboretum
2.6 km
Kościół szpitalny pw. Przemienienia Pańskiego
1.6 km
Mural, Work of art
2.2 kmPark przy budynku dyrekcji
1.2 km
Cmentarz z 1939 w Pruszkowie
1.9 km
Pomnik
1.2 kmDiscover hidden gems everywhere you go!
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