Rudyszwałd

Rudyszwałd
Village
Rudyszwałd is located in Poland
Rudyszwałd
Rudyszwałd
Coordinates: 49°57′N 18°17′E / 49.950°N 18.283°E / 49.950; 18.283
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSilesian
CountyRacibórz
GminaKrzyżanowice
First mentioned1305
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

  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Schulte, Wilhelm (1889). Codex Diplomaticus Silesiae T.14 Liber Fundationis Episcopatus Vratislaviensis (in German). Breslau.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ^ "Liber fundationis episcopatus Vratislaviensis" (in Latin). Retrieved 13 July 2014.


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