Friedrich Leopold Graf von Gessler (or Geßler; was a Prussian Generalfeldmarschall and one of Frederick the Great's most famous cavalry generals.

Prudnik is a town in southern Poland, located in the southern part of Opole Voivodeship near the border with the Czech Republic. It is the administrative seat of Prudnik County and Gmina Prudnik. Its population numbers 21,368 inhabitants (2016). Since 2015, Prudnik is a member of the Cittaslow International.