Ruda (Žďár nad Sázavou District)

Coordinates: 49°19′21″N 16°7′22″E / 49.32250°N 16.12278°E / 49.32250; 16.12278
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Ruda
Church of Saint Giles
Church of Saint Giles
Flag of Ruda
Coat of arms of Ruda
Ruda is located in Czech Republic
Ruda
Ruda
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°19′21″N 16°7′22″E / 49.32250°N 16.12278°E / 49.32250; 16.12278
Country Czech Republic
RegionVysočina
DistrictŽďár nad Sázavou
First mentioned1353
Area
 • Total13.03 km2 (5.03 sq mi)
Elevation
565 m (1,854 ft)
Population
 (2023-01-01)[1]
 • Total397
 • Density30/km2 (79/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
594 01
Websitewww.obecruda.eu

Ruda is a municipality and village in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.

Ruda lies approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) south-east of Žďár nad Sázavou, 40 km (25 mi) east of Jihlava, and 149 km (93 mi) south-east of Prague.

Administrative parts[edit]

The village of Lhotka is an administrative part of Ruda.

Demographics[edit]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1869508—    
1880528+3.9%
1890559+5.9%
1900541−3.2%
1910543+0.4%
1921533−1.8%
1930527−1.1%
1950409−22.4%
1961421+2.9%
1970343−18.5%
1980391+14.0%
1991367−6.1%
2001357−2.7%
2011337−5.6%
2021382+13.4%
Source: Censuses[2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2023". Czech Statistical Office. 2023-05-23.
  2. ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011 – Okres Žďár nad Sázavou" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21. pp. 13–14.
  3. ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.