Rudná (Prague-West District)

Rudná is a town in Prague-West District in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 5,200 inhabitants. It is located about 15 km west of Prague along an old road to Beroun and Plzeň. Nowadays a parallel D5 motorway runs just north of the town.

Rudná

Rudná u Prahy
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Rudná
Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 50°2′6″N 14°14′4″E
Country Czech Republic
RegionCentral Bohemian
DistrictPrague-West
Founded1951
Government
  MayorLubomír Kocman
Area
  Total8.20 km2 (3.17 sq mi)
Elevation
378 m (1,240 ft)
Population
 (2020-01-01[1])
  Total5,153
  Density630/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
252 19
Websitewww.rudnamesto.cz

History

Rudná was established in 1951 when two old villages of Dušníky and Hořelice merged into a new municipality (its new artificial name derives from the Czech word for ore and commemorates a long history of iron ore mining in the region). Rudná was promoted to a town in 2000.

Notable people

References

  1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2020". Czech Statistical Office. 2020-04-30.


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