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Rūdiškės
City
Church
Church
Coat of arms of Rūdiškės
Country Lithuania
Ethnographic regionDzūkija
CountyVilnius County
MunicipalityTrakai district municipality
EldershipRūdiškės eldership
Capital ofRūdiškės eldership
First mentioned1774
Granted city rights1958
Population
 (2005)
 • Total2,527
Time zoneUTC+2 (EET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+3 (EEST)

Rūdiškės (pronunciation) is a city in the Trakai district municipality, Lithuania about 15 km south of Trakai.

During the interwar period it was occupied by the Second Polish Republic.

Until 2003 FK Vėtra was based in Rūdiškės. In 2003 FK Vėtra won bronze medals in the elite division and reached LFF Cup finals and the same year it was relocated to Vilnius. Now the city has its FK Rūdiškės football club.

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