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{{Infobox settlement
| name                    = Rudná
| other_name              =
| settlement_type         = [[Obec|Town]]
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| image_skyline           = Rudná-Dušníky, Masarykova 53, městský úřad.jpg
| image_caption           = Town hall
| image_flag              = Vlajka Rudná u Prahy.svg
| image_shield            = Znak města Rudná.png
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| subdivision_type        = Country
| subdivision_name        = {{CZE}}
| subdivision_type1       = [[Regions of the Czech Republic|Region]]
| subdivision_name1       = [[Central Bohemian Region|Central Bohemian]]
| subdivision_type2       = [[Districts of the Czech Republic|District]]
| subdivision_name2       = [[Prague-West District|Prague-West]]
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| pushpin_map             = Czech Republic
| pushpin_relief          = 1
| pushpin_map_caption     = Location in the Czech Republic
| coordinates             = {{coord|50|2|6|N|14|14|4|E|display=inline,title}}
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| leader_title            = Mayor
| leader_name             = Lubomír Kocman
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| established_title       = Established
| established_date        = 1951
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| area_footnotes          =
| area_total_km2          = 8.20
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| elevation_footnotes     =
| elevation_m             = 378
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| population_as_of        = 2024-01-01
| population_footnotes    = <ref>{{cite web |title=Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/population-of-municipalities-qexb0dqr2d|publisher=[[Czech Statistical Office]]|date=2024-05-17}}</ref>
| population_total        = 5395
| population_density_km2  = auto
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| timezone1               = [[Central European Time|CET]]
| utc_offset1             = +1
| timezone1_DST           = [[Central European Summer Time|CEST]]
| utc_offset1_DST         = +2
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| postal_code_type        = Postal code
| postal_code             = 252 19
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| website                 = {{URL|https://www.rudnamesto.cz/}}
| footnotes               =
}}
'''Rudná''' is a town in [[Prague-West District]] in the [[Central Bohemian Region]] of the [[Czech Republic]]. It has about 5,400 inhabitants.
==Etymology==
After the municipality was established in 1951, it got its name derived from the Czech word ''ruda'' (i.e. 'ore'), which commemorates a long history of [[iron ore]] mining in the region. The name was invented by children at a local school, as many of their parents and grandparents worked in the local iron ore mines.<ref name=history>{{cite web |title=Historie Rudné|url=https://www.rudnamesto.cz/vismo/dokumenty2.asp?id_org=14331&id=108224&n=historie%2Drudne|publisher=Město Rudná|language=cs|access-date=2023-12-28}}</ref>
==Geography==
Rudná is located about {{convert|6|km|0}} west of [[Prague]]. It lies in a flat agricultural landscape of the [[Prague Plateau]]. The highest point is at {{convert|410|m|ft|abbr=on}} above sea level. The stream of Radotínský potok flows through the town.
==History==
Two villages, Hořelice and Dušníky, were originally located in the area of today's Rudná. The first written mention of Hořelice was in 1052. Dušníky was first mentioned in 1228, when both villages were property of [[St. George's Convent, Prague|St. George's Convent]] in Prague. While Hořelice was owned by various lower nobles from the 15th century, Dušníky was mainly church property and for the longest time it was owned by the [[St. Vitus Cathedral|Metropolitan Chapter at Saint Vitus]] in Prague.<ref name=history/>
In the 1860s, mining of iron ore began in the area. In 1936, both Dušníky and Hořelice were promoted to [[Městys|market towns]]. They continued to develop and they gradually created one urban unit. In 1951, Dušníky and Hořelice merged into a new municipality under the newly created name Rudná. Rudná was promoted to a town in 2000.<ref name=history/>
==Demographics==
{{historical populations
|align=none|cols=3
|1869|1014
|1880|1175
|1890|1497
|1900|2177
|1910|2904
|1921|2837
|1930|3129
|1950|3153
|1961|3321
|1970|3090
|1980|2974
|1991|2838
|2001|3075
|2011|4882
|2021|5158
|source=Censuses<ref>{{cite web |title=Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011|url=https://csu.gov.cz/produkty/historicky-lexikon-obci-1869-az-2015|publisher=[[Czech Statistical Office]]|language=cs|date=2015-12-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Population Census 2021: Population by sex|url=https://vdb.czso.cz/vdbvo2/faces/en/index.jsf?page=vystup-objekt-parametry&z=T&f=TABULKA&sp=A&skupId=4429&katalog=33515&pvo=SLD21001-OB-OK|work=Public Database|publisher=[[Czech Statistical Office]]|date=2021-03-27}}</ref>}}
==Transport==
Rudná is located along an old second-class road from Prague to [[Beroun]] and [[Plzeň]]. Nowadays the parallel [[D5 motorway (Czech Republic)|D5 motorway]] runs just north of the town.
Rudná is located on the railway line Prague–Beroun. The town is served by two train stations called ''Rudná u Prahy'' and ''Rudná zastávka''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Detail stanice Rudná u Prahy|url=https://www.cd.cz/stanice/rudna-u-prahy/5454916|publisher=[[České dráhy]]|language=cs|access-date=2023-12-28}}</ref>
==Sights==
[[File:007 Rudná Hořetice kostel Jana Křtitele JV.jpg|thumb|Church of the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist]]
The Church of the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist is a valuable Baroque church, probably built according to the plans of [[Kilian Ignaz Dientzenhofer]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Kostel Stětí sv. Jana Křtitele|url=https://www.pamatkovykatalog.cz/kostel-steti-sv-jana-krtitele-14504977|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-03-07}}</ref>
The Church of Saint George is a neo-Gothic church from the beginning of the 20th century. It replaced an old dilapidated Baroque church.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rudná-Dušníky, kostel sv. Jiří, Na Homoli|url=https://www.nockostelu.cz/kostel/3421/|work=Noc kostelů|language=cs|access-date=2023-03-07}}</ref>
The Hořelice Castle is belongs to the landmarks of Rudná. Today this Baroque castle is privately owned and inaccessible.<ref>{{cite web |title=Zámek|url=https://www.pamatkovykatalog.cz/zamek-2331396|publisher=National Heritage Institute|language=cs|access-date=2023-03-07}}</ref>
==Notable people==
*[[Radek Šírl]] (born 1981), footballer
==References==
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==External links==
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*{{official|https://www.rudnamesto.cz/}}
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[[Category:Cities and towns in the Czech Republic]]
[[Category:Populated places in Prague-West District]]