Ruda (Rakovník District)
Ruda | |
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 Central part of Ruda | |
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  Ruda Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 50°8′27″N 13°52′33″E / 50.14083°N 13.87583°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Central Bohemian |
| District | Rakovník |
| First mentioned | 1437 |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.67 km2 (8.37 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 412 m (1,352 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 802 |
| • Density | 37.0/km2 (95.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 271 01 |
| Website | www |
Ruda is a municipality and village in Rakovník District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 800 inhabitants.
Etymology
The name literally means 'ore' in Czech, but it is not documented that it was ever mined here. It is therefore more likely that the name was derived from the personal name Ruda.[2]
Geography
Ruda is located about 11 kilometres (7 mi) northeast of Rakovník and 35 km (22 mi) west of Prague. It lies mostly in the Křivoklát Highlands, only a small northern part of the municipality extends into the Džbán range. The highest point is the hill Dlouhý hřeben at 470 m (1,540 ft) above sea level. The Klíčava Stream flows along the eastern municipal border and several its small tributaries crosses the territory of Ruda.
History
The first written mention of Ruda is from 1379. Until the 16th century, the village was owned by various lesser noblemen. Around 1534, Ruda was acquired by the Nostitz family. In 1582, the village was acquired by the royal chamber and a pheasantry of Emperor Rudolf II was established near Ruda. During the Thirty Years' War, the village was badly damaged and in 1654 only one inhabitant lived there. However, it gradually recovered in the following decades.[3]
After the formation of Czechoslovakia in 1918, the pheasantry was re-established. It was managed by the Forestry Administration of Lány Castle and served the presidents of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic. President Václav Havel organised informal meetings at the hunting lodge belonging to the pheasantry since 1992. The pheasantry was closed in 2024.[4]
Demographics
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Transport
The railway line Prague–Rakovník runs through the northern part of the municipality, but there is no train station. The municipality is served by the station in neighbouring Nové Strašecí.
Sights
Among the protected cultural monuments in the municipality are an architecturally valuable farmyard called Amálie, founded around 1820–1830, and a small Baroque chapel.[7]
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 16 May 2025.
- ^ Profous, Antonín (1951). Místní jména v Čechách III: M–Ř (in Czech). pp. 608–609.
- ^ "Historie obce" (in Czech). Obec Ruda. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ^ Pšenička, Jiří (4 December 2024). "V Lánech končí prezidentská bažantnice, patří k ní i oblíbený Havlův zámeček". Seznam Zprávy (in Czech). Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 21 December 2015.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 27 March 2021.
- ^ "Výsledky vyhledávání: Kulturní památky, obec Ruda". Ústřední seznam kulturních památek (in Czech). National Heritage Institute. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
External links
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