Rudyszwałd

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.[1] 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.

Rudyszwałd
Village
Rudyszwałd is located in Poland
Rudyszwałd
Rudyszwałd
Coordinates: 49°57′N 18°17′E
CountryPoland Poland
VoivodeshipSilesian
CountyRacibórz
GminaKrzyżanowice
First mentioned1305
Elevation
200 m (700 ft)
Population
(approx.)
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.[2][3] The name, Rudolph plus wald (German: a wood), indicates ethnically German settlement.

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49°57′N 18°17′E


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