Pronie Explained

Pronie
Settlement Type:Village
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Voivodeship
Subdivision Name1:Pomeranian
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Sztum
Subdivision Type3:Gmina
Subdivision Name3:Stary Dzierzgoń
Coordinates:53.8983°N 19.4994°W
Pushpin Map:Poland
Pushpin Label Position:right
Population Total:160
Timezone:CET
Utc Offset:+1
Timezone Dst:CEST
Utc Offset Dst:+2
Registration Plate:GSZ

Pronie is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Stary Dzierzgoń, within Sztum County, Pomeranian Voivodeship, in northern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 9km (06miles) north-east of Stary Dzierzgoń, 310NaN0 east of Sztum, and 770NaN0 south-east of the regional capital Gdańsk. It is located in the region of Powiśle.

History

Pronie was a farm with about 285 ha, first noted in documents of the Grand Master of the Teutonic Order in Malbork at 1320.

The Modrzycki Polish noble family lived in the village.[2]

At the end of World War II, the village was a well-functioning farm with 200 head of dairy cows, a substantial stock of Trakehnen horses, Merino sheep and swine production. The farm was only possible to exist and function because of its capable workforce of 18 families that had a good and rewarding life on this estate. Eighteen members of this estate lost their lives in World War II or were taken to Russia. The owners stayed in or around Pronie until August 1945, when they were asked to leave Poland.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal) . 2008-06-01 . pl.
  2. Book: Kętrzyński, Wojciech. Wojciech Kętrzyński. 1882. O ludności polskiej w Prusiech niegdyś krzyżackich. pl. Lwów. Zakład Narodowy im. Ossolińskich. 584.