Rudy, Silesian Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Rudy (disambiguation).
Rudy
Village
Our Lady Basilica and monastery in Rudy
Rudy
Coordinates: 50°11′N 18°27′E / 50.183°N 18.450°E / 50.183; 18.450
Country Poland
VoivodeshipSilesian
CountyRacibórz
GminaKuźnia Raciborska
Established13th century
Population
2,800
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Vehicle registrationSRC
Voivodeship roads

Rudy ([ˈrudɨ], also known as Rudy Wielkie or Rudy Raciborskie) is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Kuźnia Raciborska, within Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland.

With history going back to the 13th century, it is a site of the gothic Cistercian Rudy Palace-Monastery. There is also a narrow gauge railway station and museum in the village.

Rudy gives its name to the protected area called Rudy Landscape Park (in full: "Landscape Park of the Cistercian Landscape Compositions of Rudy Wielkie").

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