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# 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](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q986984) · [JSON](https://md.locations.elamur.ai/free/en/poland/prudnik/?format=json)


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