Prusice p is a town in Trzebnica County

Trzebnica County

Trzebnica County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Lower Silesian Voivodeship, south-western Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. The county covers an area of...

, Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Lower Silesian Voivodeship

Lower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province , is one of the 16 voivodeships into which Poland is currently divided. It lies in southwestern Poland...

, in south-western Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina

Gmina

The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...

) called Gmina Prusice

Gmina Prusice

Gmina Prusice is an urban-rural gmina in Trzebnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Prusice, which lies approximately north-west of Trzebnica, and north of the regional capital Wrocław.The gmina covers an area of , and as of 2006 its total...

. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany

Germany

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. (For more information about the history of the region, see Silesia

Silesia

Silesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with smaller parts also in the Czech Republic, and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. Silesia's largest city and historical capital is Wrocław...

.)

The town lies approximately 11 kilometres (7 mi) north-west of Trzebnica

Trzebnica

Trzebnica is a town in Lower Silesian Voivodeship in south-western Poland. It is the seat of Trzebnica County, and of the smaller administrative district called Gmina Trzebnica. Prior to 1945 it was in Germany...

, and 28 kilometres (17 mi) north of the regional capital Wrocław.

As at 2006, the town has a population of 2,203.