Prostki
Village in Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland
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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.
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Prostki | |
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Village | |
Former restaurant Gasthaus „Karl Krüger” on the former border between Germany and Poland | |
  Prostki | |
| Coordinates: 53°41′56″N 22°25′58″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
History
In 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
The local football club is Pojezierze Prostki. It competes in the lower leagues.
Notable residents
- Ernst Meyer (1887–1930), German politician
- Michał Słoma (born 1982), Polish rower