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Prochowice
Lower Silesiatown
Prochowice
Total population
3,572
Air quality index
Demographic figures from Statistics Poland (GUS). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Sister cities
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Prochowice is a town in Legnica County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district (gmina) called Gmina Prochowice.
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History
The town was formerly known in Polish as Parchwice. It was supposedly founded by a man named Iko, who obtained privileges from Duke Bolesław II the Horned either in 1255 or 1259. The parish church was founded in 1300. In 1374, the privileges were confirmed and town rights were made equal to those of nearby Legnica. It was ravaged by the Hussites in 1428. A hospital was founded in 1484. From 1630 to 1637, it was the seat of Duke George Rudolf of Legnica. In 1642, it was ravaged by Swedish forces of Lennart Torstensson.
Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- MallardAnas platyrhynchos Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves206
- Mute SwanCygnus olor (J.F.Gmelin, 1789) · Aves196
- Common BuzzardButeo buteo (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves184
- European StarlingSturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves178
- Common CraneGrus grus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves152
- Eurasian CootFulica atra Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves150
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves142
- Great EgretArdea alba Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves137
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.2 — 2026-05-036 km E of Radwanice, Poland
- M 4.2 — 2026-01-215 km E of Polkowice, Poland
- M 4.1 — 2025-12-084 km NNW of Polkowice, Poland
- M 4.5 — 2025-10-211 km WSW of Grębocice, Poland
- M 4.5 — 2025-10-182 km SW of Polkowice, Poland
- M 4.5 — 2025-09-123 km NE of Lubin, Poland
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Nearby places in Lower Silesia
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
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Official Identifiers
GUS — Statistics Poland
- SIMC code
- 0954171
- Population (Wikidata)
- 3,572
- Wikidata
- Q988485
SIMC place ID via Wikidata P4046
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • Open-Meteo Air Quality (CAMS)
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • GUS — Statistics Poland — SIMC place ID via Wikidata P4046