Nowa Ruda
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Nowa Ruda (pronounced Template:IPA; German Neurode, Czech Nová Ruda) is a town in southwestern Poland, at the Włodzica river, near the town of Kłodzko. As of January 1, 2005 it had 24,697 inhabitants. It is located in the Central Sudetes, at 50°59' N 16°50' E. The town is located in the Powiat of Kłodzko of the Lower Silesian Voivodship. Between 1975 and 1999 it formed a part of the Wałbrzych Voivodship.
Situated in the rich Valley of Kłodzko, the area of the modern town has been inhabitated since early middle ages. Officially the settlement was granted with a city charter in 1363 and received the name of Newenrode. Both the German name and the modern Polish and Czech names come from the Slavic root rod, meaning ore. In fact the place was notable in the middle ages as a source of rich iron ore depositis. Until 2000 there was also a coal mine and a gabbro mine in Nowa Ruda's borough of Słupiec.
The city was rechartered under a local variant of the Magdeburg Law in 1434 and then again in 1596. Since then it shared the fate of the nearby city of Kłodzko.
Notable inhabitants
- Franz Eckert, composer
- Edyta Geppert, singer
- Friedrich Kayssler, actor and writer
- Karol Maliszewski, poet
- Hans Albrecht Freiherr von Rechenberg, politician
- Werner Steinberg, writer
- Olga Tokarczuk, writer
- Krzysztof Tyniec, actor
- Robert Więckiewicz, actor
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