Ruda Śląska

Ruda Śląska
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Coordinates: 50°16′N 18°42′E / 50.267, 18.7
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Silesian
Powiat	City County
Gmina	Ruda Śląska
Established	13th century
City Rights	1959
Government
- Mayor	Andrzej Stania
Area
- City	77.7 km² (30 sq mi)
Population (2007)
- City	149,346
- Density	1,910/km² (4,946.9/sq mi)
- Metro	3,487,000
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
Postal code	41-700 to 41-718
Area code(s)	+48 32
Car Plates	SRS
Website: www.rudaslaska.pl

Ruda Śląska (pronounced: ['ruda,ɕlɔ̃ska]) is a city in south Poland with 149,000 inhabitants (2001), It is situated in the Silesian Voivodship (since 1999), having previously been in Katowice Voivodship (1975-1998). The town is divided into the following neighbourhoods: Bielszowice, Bykowina, Chebzie, Godula, Halemba, Kochłowice, Nowy Bytom, Orzegów, Ruda, and Wirek. 1. Ruda
2. - (not used)
3. Godula
4. Orzegów
5. Bykowina
6. Halemba
7. Kochłowice
8. Chebzie
9. Nowy Bytom
10. Wirek
11. Bielszowice

Education

• Wyższa Szkoła Handlowa

Sports

• Zgoda Ruda Śląska - women's handball team playing in Polish Ekstraklasa Women's Handball League: Polish Cup winner 2004; 6th place in 2003/2004 season.

Famous people

• Otylia Jędrzejczak (born December 13 1983) - Olympic gold medalist and world record-holder in swimming

Ruda Śląska is the largest population center in Poland never to have been visited by Lech Wałęsa.

Infrastructure

Since 1950 Ruda Śląska is site of a transmission facility, which was used from 1950 to 1988 for medium wave broadcasting.

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