Ruda is a

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in the administrative district of Gmina Sędziszów Małopolski, within

Ropczyce-Sędziszów County __NOTOC__ Ropczyce-Sędziszów County () is a unit of territorial administration and local government (powiat) in Subcarpathian Voivodeship, south-eastern Poland. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government ref ...

Subcarpathian Voivodeship Subcarpathian Voivodeship is a Voivodeships of Poland, voivodeship, or province, in the southeastern corner of Poland. Its administrative capital and largest city is Rzeszów. Along with the Marshal, it is governed by the Subcarpathian Regional As ...

, in south-eastern Poland. It lies approximately north of Sędziszów Małopolski, north-east of Ropczyce, and north-west of the regional capital

Rzeszów Rzeszów ( , ) is the largest city in southeastern Poland. It is located on both sides of the Wisłok River in the heartland of the Sandomierz Basin. Rzeszów is the capital of the Subcarpathian Voivodeship and the county seat, seat of Rzeszów C ...

. Ruda lies on the Tuszymka river, a tributary of the Wisłoka river. In the past this area was known for

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and

goods. In fact, the name of the village ‘Ruda’ ( Polish: ''‘ruda’ ≈ red'') comes from the red

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which was mined in this area.''Kłos, Stanisław''. “Wojewodztwo Rzeszowskie Przewodnik″, page 163 Sport i Turystyka, 1969.

Notable people

* Stanisław Kot (1885–1975), Polish historian and politician, was born in Ruda.

References

Populated riverside places in Poland Villages in Ropczyce-Sędziszów County {{RopczyceSędziszów-geo-stub