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Pruchnik commune (Poland)

Jarosław county, Podkarpackie vojvodship

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[Pruchnik commune] image by Chrystian Kretowicz, 26 Jan 2009
adopted 14 Nov 2008 See also:

Pruchnik commune

Pruchnik - rural commune, Jarosław County, Podkarpackie Voivodship.
Gmina Pruchnik is a rural gmina (commune) in Jarosław County, Subcarpathian Voivodship, in south-eastern Poland. Its seat is the village of Pruchnik, which lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) south-west of Jarosław and 39 km (24 mi) east of the regional capital Rzeszów.
Area: 78.26 sq.km (30.2 sq.mi); Population: 9,551 (2006).
land under cultivation - 73%; forests - 19%; A typical agricultural commune, sparsely forested.

Civic rights achieved in 1370, lost in 1935.
It is a quiet and charming collection of villages with the character of the old Galician countryside, far from the routes of communication and the hassle of big cities.

New Arms and the brand new flag adopted on November 14, 2008 (resolution # 160/XXIV/2008).
"Arms: on the red field three silver bars (from the noble Coat of Arms "Korczak").
Flag: red rectangle in the ratio 5:8 with the Arms (without the shield) placed centrally."
Chrystian Kretowicz, 26 Jan 2009


Pruchnik banner

[Pruchnik banner] image by Chrystian Kretowicz, 26 Jan 2009
adopted 14 Nov 2008

Pruchnik Coat of Arms

[Pruchnik coat of arms] image by Chrystian Kretowicz, 26 Jan 2009
adopted 14 Nov 2008