Rudnya, Smolensk Oblast

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Rudnya (Russian: Рудня) is a town in Smolensk Oblast, Russia, located on the Malaya Berezina River (Dnieper's basin) some 68 km northwest of Smolensk. Population: 9,800 (2005 est.); 9,853 (2002 Census); 11,032 (1989 Census).

Rudnya was first mentioned in 1363 as a settlement of Rodnya. It was granted town status in 1926.

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Coordinates: 54°57′N 31°04′E / 54.95°N 31.067°E / 54.95; 31.067

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