Rudnik (Powiat Raciborski)

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Rudnik
Coat of arms of the municipality
Rudnik (Poland)
Rudnik
Rudnik
Basic data
State : Poland
Voivodeship : Silesia
Powiat : Racibórz
Area : 9.30  km²
Geographic location : 50 ° 7 ′  N , 18 ° 11 ′  E Coordinates: 50 ° 7 ′ 0 ″  N , 18 ° 11 ′ 0 ″  E
Residents : 904 ()
Postal code : 47-411
Telephone code : (+48) 32
License plate : SRC
Economy and Transport
Street : Racibórz - Opole ( DK 45 )
Next international airport : Katowice Airport
Gmina
Gminatype: Rural community
Gmina structure: 16 localities
14 school offices
Surface: 73.90 km²
Residents: 5188
(Jun. 30, 2019)
Population density : 70 inhabitants / km²
Community number  ( GUS ): 2411082
Administration (as of 2008)
Community leader : Alojzy Pieruszka
Address:
ul.Kozielska 1 47-411 Rudnik
Website : www.gmina-rudnik.pl



Rudnik ( German Rudnik , outdated Rudnick ) is a village and capital of the rural community of the same name in the powiat Raciborski in the Polish Voivodeship of Silesia .

geography

The municipality takes up 13.59% of the area of ​​the district. The municipality of Rudnik has an area of ​​73.94 km², 85% of which is agricultural land and 7% is forest.

Neighboring municipalities are Baborów , Cisek , Kuźnia Raciborska , Nędza , Pietrowice Wielkie , Polska Cerekiew and Racibórz .

history

In the course of the National Socialist renaming of the place, the place name was changed to Herrenkirch in 1936 because of its Slavic origin .

In 1999 the municipality came from the Katowice Voivodeship to the Silesian Voivodeship.

local community

The rural community ( gmina wiejska ) Rudnik is divided into the following districts with a Schulzenamt ( sołectwo ) :

  • Brzeźnica (Bresnitz; 1936–1945 Eichendorffmühl)
  • Czerwięcice (Czerwentzütz; 1936–1945 Rotental)
  • Dolędzin (Dollendzin; 1936–1945 Ludwigstal OS)
  • Gamów (Gammau)
  • Grzegorzowice (Gregorsowitz; 1914–1945 Gregorsdorf)
  • Jastrzębie (hawk)
  • Lasaki (Lassoky; 1936–1945 Willow Moor OS)
  • Ligota Książęca (Ducal Ellguth)
  • Lubowitz (Polish Łubowice)
  • Modzurów (Mosurau; 1937–1945 Mosern)
  • Ponięcice (Ponientzütz; 1936–1945 Rittersdorf)
  • Rudnik (Rudnik; 1936–1945 Herrenkirch)
  • Sławików ( Slawikau ; 1936–1945 : Bergkirch)
  • Strzybnik (silver head)
  • Szonowice (Schonowitz ; 1936–1945 Schondorf)

population

To this day, three population groups live in the municipality: Poles , Germans and Silesians .

Census results in Rudnik
languages 2002 2012
number proportion of number proportion of
Polish 3,054 56.9%
German 722 13.4% 1.104 > 20% *
" Silesian " 550 10.2%
no information 1,026 19.1%

* The results of the 2011 census have been corrected several times, but now more than 20 percent of Germans are said to live in the community. This would allow the municipality to introduce the rights guaranteed in Polish minority law, such as bilingual place-name signs.

The municipality is currently planning to introduce bilingual place names. In Lubowitz, where the Eichendorff Center is located, the German-language name has already become official. In a survey in March 2016, the population voted in favor of the introduction of the names throughout the community.

Web links

Commons : Rudnik  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. See gmina-rudnik.pl ; down. on May 20, 2008
  2. population. Size and Structure by Territorial Division. As of June 30, 2019. Główny Urząd Statystyczny (GUS) (PDF files; 0.99 MiB), accessed December 24, 2019 .
  3. Judicial topography of Upper Silesia
  4. See [1] abbreviated. on Feb. 13, 2013
  5. Cf. Polish Main Statistical Office (GUS) (xls) ( Memento from December 17, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  6. VdG: Open path for bilingual place-name signs in Rudnik and Groß Peterwitz ( Memento of the original from December 16, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / vdg.pl
  7. Radio Mittendrin: Coordinated - bilingual place-name signs will be set up in the Rudnik community ( memento of the original from March 26, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.mittendrin.pl