Place:Ruda Śląska, Ślaskie, Poland

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NameRuda Śląska
Alt namesRudasource: NIMA, GEOnet Names Server (1996-1998)
Ruda Śl̜askasource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCity
Coordinates50.317°N 18.85°E
Located inŚlaskie, Poland     (1100 - )
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Ruda Śląska is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. It is a district in the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union, a metropolis with a population of two million. It is in the Silesian Highlands, on the Kłodnica River (tributary of the Oder).

It has been part of the Silesian Voivodeship since its formation in 1999. Previously, it was in Katowice Voivodeship, and before then, part of the Autonomous Silesian Voivodeship. Ruda Śląska is one of the cities in the Katowice urban area (population 2.7 million) and within the greater Silesian metropolitan area (population 5,294,000). The population of the city is 135,008 (December 2021).[1]

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