Rudka, Bielsk County
Village in Podlaskie Voivodeship, Poland
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Rudka [ˈrutka] is a village in Bielsk County, Podlaskie Voivodeship, in north-eastern Poland.[1] It is the seat of the gmina (administrative district) called Gmina Rudka.
Rudka | |
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Village | |
Ossoliński Palace | |
  Rudka | |
| Coordinates: 52°43′42″N 22°43′50″E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Podlaskie |
| County | Bielsk |
| Gmina | Rudka |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,400 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Vehicle registration | BBI |
| Website | http://www.rudka.podlaskie.prv.pl/ |
The local landmark is the Baroque Ossoliński Palace, built in 1763, rebuilt in 1913–1914, the so-called New Palace is from ca. 1930.
23 Polish citizens were murdered by Nazi Germany in the village during World War II.[2]
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