Population (approx.) 790 Local time Friday 10:11 AM | First mentioned 1305 Elevation 200 m | |
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Weather 8°C, Wind N at 16 km/h, 79% Humidity | ||
Rudyszwałd [ruˈdɨʂfau̯t] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Krzyżanowice, within Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland, close to the Czech border. It lies approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) south of Krzyżanowice, 16 km (10 mi) south of Racibórz, and 62 km (39 mi) south-west of the regional capital Katowice.
Map of Rudyszwa%C5%82d, Poland
The village has an approximate population of 790.
The village was first mentioned in a Latin document of Diocese of Wrocław called Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis from around 1305 as item in Rudolfwald debent esse XXIII) mansi. The name, Rudolph plus wald (German: a wood), indicates ethnically German settlement.
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