Rudnik, Racibórz County
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Rudnik ' is a village
in Racibórz County
, Silesian Voivodeship
, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the gmina
(administrative district) called Gmina Rudnik
. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Racibórz
and 60 km (37 mi) west of the regional capital Katowice
.
The village has a population of 850.
Village
A village is a clustered human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet with the population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand , Though often located in rural areas, the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods, such as the West Village in Manhattan, New...
in Racibórz County
Racibórz County
Racibórz County is a unit of territorial administration and local government in Silesian Voivodeship, southern Poland, on the Czech border. It came into being on January 1, 1999, as a result of the Polish local government reforms passed in 1998. Its administrative seat and largest town is...
, Silesian Voivodeship
Silesian Voivodeship
Silesian Voivodeship, or Silesia Province , is a voivodeship, or province, in southern Poland, centering on the historic region known as Upper Silesia...
, in southern Poland. It is the seat of the 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...
(administrative district) called Gmina Rudnik
Gmina Rudnik, Silesian Voivodeship
Gmina Rudnik is a rural gmina in Racibórz County, Silesian Voivodeship, in southern Poland. Its seat is the village of Rudnik, which lies approximately north-west of Racibórz and west of the regional capital Katowice....
. It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Racibórz
Racibórz
Racibórz is a town in southern Poland with 60,218 inhabitants situated in the Silesian Voivodeship , previously in Katowice Voivodeship...
and 60 km (37 mi) west of the regional capital Katowice
Katowice
Katowice is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, on the Kłodnica and Rawa rivers . Katowice is located in the Silesian Highlands, about north of the Silesian Beskids and about southeast of the Sudetes Mountains.It is the central district of the Upper Silesian Metropolis, with a population of 2...
.
The village has a population of 850.