Pruchnik | |
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Town | |
 Historic wooden architecture from the 18th century on the market square | |
  Pruchnik | |
| Coordinates: 49°55′N 22°31′E / 49.917°N 22.517°E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Subcarpathian |
| County | Jarosław |
| Gmina | Pruchnik |
| Population | 3,519 |
| Website | http://www.pruchnik.pl |
Pruchnik ([ˈpruxɲik]) is a rural town in Jarosław County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland. It is the seat of the administrative district called Gmina Pruchnik. It lies approximately 17 kilometres (11 mi) south-west of Jarosław and 39 km (24 mi) east of the regional capital Rzeszów.[1]
The town has a population of 3,519. Pruchnik gained town rights in around 1370; the town status was lost in 1935, and restored on 1 January 2011.