Rudyszwałd
Village in Silesian Voivodeship, Poland
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
Rudyszwałd | |
|---|---|
Village | |
| |
  Rudyszwałd Location within Poland | |
| Coordinates: 49°57′N 18°17′E | |
| Country |  Poland |
| Voivodeship | Silesian |
| County | Racibórz |
| Gmina | Krzyżanowice |
| First mentioned | 1305 |
| Elevation | 200 m (660 ft) |
| Population (approx.) | 790 |
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.
