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Prószków is a town in the Opole Voivodeship, in the Opole district. It is the seat of the municipality of the same name, located in historical Upper Silesia. Prószków obtained town rights for the first time in 1560. It is currently inhabited by approx. 2.9 thousand people. The first mentions of the town come from the mid-13th century. From the next century, it was the property of the Prószkowski family, who built a castle in the town. The structure was demolished during the Thirty Years' War, and then rebuilt. Next to the castle, until the mid-19th century, a faience factory operated, which survived until 1850. At the end of the 18th century, Prószków became the property of the Prussian King Frederick II Hohenzollern. In the next century, the Royal Agricultural Academy and the Royal Pomological Institute were established in the town. The town found itself within the borders of the Polish state after World War II. Among the monuments of Prószków [sic - orig. Paczków] of particular historical value, the castle complex of the Prószkowski family, the Baroque Church of St. George, and the building of the former brewery should be mentioned.