Nowa Ruda
Encyclopedia
Nowa Ruda ' is a town in south-western Poland
near the Czech
border, lying on the Włodzica river in the central Sudetes mountains. As of 2007 it has 25,240 inhabitants. The town is located in Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
(from 1975–1998 it was in the former Wałbrzych Voivodeship). It is the seat of the rural district of Gmina Nowa Ruda
, but is not part of its territory (the town is a separate urban gmina
in its own right).
Following World War II
the region became part of Poland, and the town took on its present name, with the German population being expelled
. Following to the Eastern Politics
of German Chancellor
Willy Brandt
the former German inhabitants were allowed to travel to their hometowns and tried to establish relations with the current population. Also the Holy See drew consequences from the Ostpolitik and redrew the boundaries of the ecclesiastical province
s along the post-war borders. On 28 June 1972 the Catholic parishes of Nowa Ruda were redeployed from the traditional Hradec Králové diocese (est. 1664; Ecclesiastical Province of Bohemia) into the Archdiocese of Wrocław.
The area was notable in the Middle Ages as a source of rich iron ore deposits. Until 2000 there was also a coal mine and a gabbro
mine in Nowa Ruda's borough of Słupiec.
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
near the Czech
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
border, lying on the Włodzica river in the central Sudetes mountains. As of 2007 it has 25,240 inhabitants. The town is located in Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Lower Silesian Voivodeship
Lower Silesian Voivodeship, or Lower Silesia Province , is one of the 16 voivodeships into which Poland is currently divided. It lies in southwestern Poland...
(from 1975–1998 it was in the former Wałbrzych Voivodeship). It is the seat of the rural district of Gmina Nowa Ruda
Gmina Nowa Ruda
Gmina Nowa Ruda is a rural gmina in Kłodzko County, Lower Silesian Voivodeship, in south-western Poland. Its seat is the town of Nowa Ruda, although the town is not part of the territory of the gmina....
, but is not part of its territory (the town is a separate urban gmina
Gmina
The gmina is the principal unit of administrative division of Poland at its lowest uniform level. It is often translated as "commune" or "municipality." As of 2010 there were 2,479 gminas throughout the country...
in its own right).
History
Situated in the rich Kłodzko Valley, the area of the modern town has been inhabited since the early Middle Ages by German settlers. Officially, the settlement was granted a city charter in 1363 and received the name of Newenrode. The city was rechartered under a local variant of the Magdeburg Law in 1434 and then again in 1596. Since then it has shared the history of the nearby town of Kłodzko (German Glatz). The town was the seat of Landkreis Neurode until 1932, when it was reincorporated into Landkreis Glatz.Following World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
the region became part of Poland, and the town took on its present name, with the German population being expelled
Expulsion of Germans after World War II
The later stages of World War II, and the period after the end of that war, saw the forced migration of millions of German nationals and ethnic Germans from various European states and territories, mostly into the areas which would become post-war Germany and post-war Austria...
. Following to the Eastern Politics
Ostpolitik
Neue Ostpolitik , or Ostpolitik for short, refers to the normalization of relations between the Federal Republic of Germany and Eastern Europe, particularly the German Democratic Republic beginning in 1969...
of German Chancellor
Chancellor
Chancellor is the title of various official positions in the governments of many nations. The original chancellors were the Cancellarii of Roman courts of justice—ushers who sat at the cancelli or lattice work screens of a basilica or law court, which separated the judge and counsel from the...
Willy Brandt
Willy Brandt
Willy Brandt, born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm , was a German politician, Mayor of West Berlin 1957–1966, Chancellor of West Germany 1969–1974, and leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany 1964–1987....
the former German inhabitants were allowed to travel to their hometowns and tried to establish relations with the current population. Also the Holy See drew consequences from the Ostpolitik and redrew the boundaries of the ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
s along the post-war borders. On 28 June 1972 the Catholic parishes of Nowa Ruda were redeployed from the traditional Hradec Králové diocese (est. 1664; Ecclesiastical Province of Bohemia) into the Archdiocese of Wrocław.
The area was notable in the Middle Ages as a source of rich iron ore deposits. Until 2000 there was also a coal mine and a gabbro
Gabbro
Gabbro refers to a large group of dark, coarse-grained, intrusive mafic igneous rocks chemically equivalent to basalt. The rocks are plutonic, formed when molten magma is trapped beneath the Earth's surface and cools into a crystalline mass....
mine in Nowa Ruda's borough of Słupiec.
Notable inhabitants
- Franz Eckert, composer
- Edyta GeppertEdyta GeppertEdyta Geppert is a popular Polish singer.She is married to Piotr Loretz. They have one son Mieczysław, born in 1988.-Awards:...
, singer - Friedrich Kayssler, actor and writer
- Karol Maliszewski, poet
- Hans Albrecht Freiherr von Rechenberg, politician
- Werner Steinberg, writer
- Olga TokarczukOlga TokarczukOlga Tokarczuk is one of the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful Polish writers of her generation, particularly noted for the hallmark mythical tone of her writing. She trained as a psychologist at the University of Warsaw. She has published a collection of poems, three novels,...
, writer - Krzysztof Tyniec, actor
- Robert WięckiewiczRobert Więckiewicz-Selected filmography:-External links:...
, actor