Rudyszwałd
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Rudyszwałd | |
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Village | |
| File:Rudyszwałd.jpg | |
| Coordinates: 49°57′N 18°17′E / 49.950°N 18.283°E | |
| Country | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| County | Racibórz |
| Gmina | Krzyżanowice |
| First mentioned | 1305 |
| Elevation | 200 m (700 ft) |
| Population (approx.) | 790 |
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. 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.
References
- ↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in polski). 2008-06-01.
- ↑ Schulte, Wilhelm (1889). Codex Diplomaticus Silesiae T.14 Liber Fundationis Episcopatus Vratislaviensis (in Deutsch). Breslau.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ "Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis" (in Latina). Retrieved 13 July 2014.
