Prudziszki [pruˈd͡ʑiʂki] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Jeleniewo, within Suwałki County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) south of Jeleniewo, 10 km (6 mi) north of Suwałki, and 118 km (73 mi) north of the regional capital Białystok.

Prudziszki
Village
Primary school in Prudziszki
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Coordinates: 54°10′N 22°55′E
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Podlaskie
County	Suwałki County
Gmina	Jeleniewo
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)

During the German occupation of Poland (World War II), on April 26, 1940, the Germans carried out a massacre of 13 Poles from the region in the forest of Prudziszki as part of the Intelligenzaktion.[2] Among the murdered were teachers, a local official and a military officer.[2]

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