Pruchna
Encyclopedia
Pruchna ' is a village in Gmina Strumień
, Cieszyn County
, Silesian Voivodeship
, Poland. It has a population of 2,442 (2008). Pruchna lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia
and was first mentioned in a written document in 1305.
The name of the village is probably derived from the rotten trees (to rot is próchnieć in Polish).
There are several landmarks in the village, including Catholic Saint Anne
Church and Lutheran Resurrection of the Lord
Church. In 1844-1863 a train station has been constructed in Pruchna. There is also a memorial to soldiers of the Red Army
fallen in Pruchna in the last months of World War II
.
Gmina Strumien
Gmina Strumień is an urban-rural gmina in Cieszyn County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia...
, Cieszyn County
Cieszyn County
Cieszyn County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Czech and Slovak border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998...
, Silesian Voivodeship
Silesian Voivodeship
Silesian Voivodeship, or Silesia Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland, centering on the historic region known as Upper Silesia...
, Poland. It has a population of 2,442 (2008). Pruchna lies in the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia
Cieszyn Silesia
Cieszyn Silesia or Těšín Silesia or Teschen Silesia is a historical region in south-eastern Silesia, centered around the towns of Cieszyn and Český Těšín and bisected by the Olza River. Since 1920 it has been divided between Poland and Czechoslovakia, and later the Czech Republic...
and was first mentioned in a written document in 1305.
The name of the village is probably derived from the rotten trees (to rot is próchnieć in Polish).
There are several landmarks in the village, including Catholic Saint Anne
Saint Anne
Saint Hanna of David's house and line, was the mother of the Virgin Mary and grandmother of Jesus Christ according to Christian and Islamic tradition. English Anne is derived from Greek rendering of her Hebrew name Hannah...
Church and Lutheran Resurrection of the Lord
Resurrection of Jesus
The Christian belief in the resurrection of Jesus states that Jesus returned to bodily life on the third day following his death by crucifixion. It is a key element of Christian faith and theology and part of the Nicene Creed: "On the third day he rose again in fulfillment of the Scriptures"...
Church. In 1844-1863 a train station has been constructed in Pruchna. There is also a memorial to soldiers of the Red Army
Red Army
The Workers' and Peasants' Red Army started out as the Soviet Union's revolutionary communist combat groups during the Russian Civil War of 1918-1922. It grew into the national army of the Soviet Union. By the 1930s the Red Army was among the largest armies in history.The "Red Army" name refers to...
fallen in Pruchna in the last months of World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
.