First mentioned 1228 Area 15 km² Local time Saturday 2:35 PM | Postal code 44-280 Population 21,950 (2006) | |
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Gmina Rydułtowy (urban gmina) Weather 10°C, Wind NW at 18 km/h, 42% Humidity Points of interest Park Sensoryczny, Hałda Szarlota, Krzyż Pokutny | ||
Rydułtowy [rɨduu̯ˈtɔvɨ] (German: Rydultau), is a town in southern Poland. It is in the Wodzisław County of the Silesian Voivodeship. Rydułtowy is in the south-western part of the Silesian Highland, on the Rybnik Plateau, in the Oświęcim-Racibórz Valley.
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Map of Rydu%C5%82towy, Poland
A mining town, Rydułtowy has been closely bound with the 200-year-old "Rydułtowy-Anna" coal mine.
Rydułtowy was first mentioned in documents from 1228. Rudolphi Willa is the name of the village in the Racibórz Principality, as shown in the books of the Wrocław Archbishop, dated from the 13th century.
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