Rudyszwałd [ruˈdɨʂfau̯t] (German: Ruderswald) 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.
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| Coordinates: 49°57′N 18°17′E | |
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| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| County | Racibórz |
| Gmina | Krzyżanowice |
| First mentioned | 1305 |
| Elevation | 200 m (700 ft) |
| Population (approx.) | 790 |
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.[2][3] The name, Rudolph plus wald (German: a wood), indicates ethnically German settlement.
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