Rudy, Silesian Voivodeship
Rudy | |
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Village | |
Our Lady Basilica and monastery in Rudy | |
| Coordinates: 50°11′N 18°27′E / 50.183°N 18.450°E | |
| Country | Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| County | Racibórz |
| Gmina | Kuźnia Raciborska |
| Established | 13th century |
| Population | 2,800 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | SRC |
| Voivodeship roads | |
Rudy ([ˈrudɨ], also known as Rudy Wielkie or Rudy Raciborskie) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kuźnia Raciborska, within Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. It lies approximately 12 kilometres (7 mi) east of Kuźnia Raciborska, 20 km (12 mi) north-east of Racibórz, and 40 km (25 mi) west of the regional capital Katowice.
With history going back to the 13th century, it is a site of the gothic Cistercian Rudy Palace-Monastery. There is also a narrow gauge railway station and museum in the village.
Rudy gives its name to the protected area called Rudy Landscape Park (in full: "Landscape Park of the Cistercian Landscape Compositions of Rudy Wielkie").