Rudawa, Opole Voivodeship

For other places with the same name, see Rudawa (disambiguation).

Rudawa
Village
Rudawa
Coordinates: 50°21′17″N 17°22′15″E / 50.35472°N 17.37083°E / 50.35472; 17.37083
Country	Poland
Voivodeship	Opole
County	Nysa
Gmina	Głuchołazy

Rudawa [ruˈdava] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Głuchołazy, within Nysa County, Opole Voivodeship, in south-western Poland, close to the Czech border.^[1] It lies approximately 5 kilometres (3 mi) north of Głuchołazy, 14 km (9 mi) south of Nysa, and 53 km (33 mi) south-west of the regional capital Opole.

Before 1945 the area was part of Germany (see Territorial changes of Poland after World War II).

During the Second World War, when known as Rothfest, the village was the location of a working party (numbered E42) of British prisoners of war under the administration of the nearby Stalag VIIIB/344 prisoner of war camp at Lamsdorf (now Lambinowice).

References

↑ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.

Gmina Głuchołazy

Town and seat	Głuchołazy

Villages	Biskupów Bodzanów Burgrabice Charbielin Gierałcice Jarnołtówek Konradów Markowice Nowy Las Nowy Świętów Podlesie Pokrzywna Polski Świętów Rudawa Skowronków Sławniowice Stary Las Sucha Kamienica Wilamowice Nyskie

Coordinates: 50°21′17″N 17°22′15″E / 50.35472°N 17.37083°E / 50.35472; 17.37083

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