Železná Ruda

Železná Ruda
Aerial view
Železná Ruda
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°8′28″N 13°13′48″E / 49.14111°N 13.23000°E / 49.14111; 13.23000
Country Czech Republic
RegionPlzeň
DistrictKlatovy
First mentioned1569
Government
  MayorFilip Smola
Area
  Total
79.76 km2 (30.80 sq mi)
Elevation
771 m (2,530 ft)
Population
 (2025-01-01)
  Total
1,599
  Density20/km2 (52/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
340 04
Websitewww.zelezna-ruda.cz

Železná Ruda (Czech pronunciation: [ˈʒɛlɛznaː ˈruda]; German: Markt Eisenstein) is a town in Klatovy District in the Plzeň Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 1,600 inhabitants. It is one of the important sports and tourist centres of the Bohemian Forest.