Ruda (Žďár nad Sázavou District)
Ruda | |
|---|---|
 Church of Saint Giles | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
  Ruda Location in the Czech Republic | |
| Coordinates: 49°19′21″N 16°7′22″E / 49.32250°N 16.12278°E | |
| Country |  Czech Republic |
| Region | Vysočina |
| District | Žďár nad Sázavou |
| First mentioned | 1353 |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.03 km2 (5.03 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 565 m (1,854 ft) |
| Population (2025-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 416 |
| • Density | 32/km2 (83/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 594 01 |
| Website | www |
Ruda is a municipality and village in Žďár nad Sázavou District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 400 inhabitants.
Ruda lies approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) south-east of Žďár nad Sázavou, 40 km (25 mi) east of Jihlava, and 149 km (93 mi) south-east of Prague.
Administrative division
Ruda consists of two municipal parts (in brackets population according to the 2021 census):[2]
- Ruda (346)
- Lhotka (36)
Demographics
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1869 | 508 | — |
| 1880 | 528 | +3.9% |
| 1890 | 559 | +5.9% |
| 1900 | 541 | −3.2% |
| 1910 | 543 | +0.4% |
| 1921 | 533 | −1.8% |
| 1930 | 527 | −1.1% |
| 1950 | 409 | −22.4% |
| 1961 | 421 | +2.9% |
| 1970 | 343 | −18.5% |
| 1980 | 391 | +14.0% |
| 1991 | 367 | −6.1% |
| 2001 | 357 | −2.7% |
| 2011 | 337 | −5.6% |
| 2021 | 382 | +13.4% |
| Source: Censuses[3][4] | ||
References
- ^ "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2025". Czech Statistical Office. 2025-05-16.
- ^ "Public Census 2021 – basic data". Public Database (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2022.
- ^ "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
- ^ "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.
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