Prostki [ˈprɔstki] is a village in Ełk County, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[2] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Prostki. It is situated on the Ełk River, in the historic region of Masuria.
Prostki | |
|---|---|
Village | |
_-_former_border.JPG) Former restaurant Gasthaus „Karl Krüger” on the former border between Germany and Poland | |
  Prostki | |
| Coordinates: 53°41′56″N 22°25′58″E / 53.69889°N 22.43278°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Warmian-Masurian |
| County | Ełk |
| Gmina | Prostki |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,000 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 19-335[1] |
| Vehicle registration | NEL |
| National roads |  |
| Website | https://archive.today/20130218094243/http://www.gok.prostki.info/ |
Geography
editHistory
editIn 1656 the Battle of Prostki was fought nearby, during which Polish forces commanded by Wincenty Korwin Gosiewski defeated the combined Swedish-Brandenburgian forces.[3]
In the late 19th century, the village had an almost exclusively Polish population of 1,300.[3] The populace was mostly employed in agriculture, while 150 people worked in reloading trains.[3]
Under Nazi Germany, two labour camps of the Reich Labour Service were operated in the village.[4] 130 Polish citizens were murdered by Nazi Germany in the village during World War II.[5] The Germans subjected Poles, French and Italians to forced labour in the village.[6]
Sports
editThe local football club is Pojezierze Prostki. It competes in the lower leagues.
Notable residents
edit- Ernst Meyer (1887–1930), German politician
- Michał Słoma (born 1982), Polish rower
References
edit- ↑ "Oficjalny Spis Pocztowych Numerów Adresowych" (PDF). Poczta Polska (in Polish). Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2025.
- ↑ "Główny Urząd Statystyczny" [Central Statistical Office] (in Polish). To search: Select "Miejscowości (SIMC)" tab, select "fragment (min. 3 znaki)" (minimum 3 characters), enter town name in the field below, click "WYSZUKAJ" (Search).
- 1 2 3 Słownik geograficzny Królestwa Polskiego i innych krajów słowiańskich, Tom IX (in Polish). Warsaw. 1888. p. 62.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ "I Ostpreussen" (in German). Retrieved 25 September 2022.
- ↑ Zestawienie Miejsc Zbrodni Popełnionych na Ludności Cywilnej przez Okupanta Hitlerowskiego na Ziemiach Polskich w latach 1939–1945 (in Polish). Warszawa. 2022. p. 304. ISBN 978-83-954388-3-7.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ Marcinkiewicz, Stefan Michał (2024). "Stalag I B Kommando Prostken (I B/PR). Włoscy żołnierze w obozie jenieckim w Boguszach/Prostkach (1943–1945)". Przegląd Historyczno-Wojskowy (in Polish). Vol. 25, no. 3. p. 147.