Ruda (Žďár nad Sázavou District)

Ruda
Municipality
Church of Saint Giles
Flag Coat of arms
Ruda Location in the Czech Republic
Coordinates: 49°19′21″N 16°7′22″E
Country	Czech Republic
Region	Vysočina
District	Žďár nad Sázavou
First mentioned	1353
Area
• Total	13.03 km^2 (5.03 sq mi)
Elevation	565 m (1,854 ft)
Population  (2024-01-01)[1]
• Total	414
• Density	32/km^2 (82/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	594 01
Website	www.obecruda.eu

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 parts

The village of Lhotka is an administrative part of Ruda.

Demographics

Historical population

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[2][3]

References

1. "Population of Municipalities – 1 January 2024". Czech Statistical Office. 2024-05-17.
2. "Historický lexikon obcí České republiky 1869–2011" (in Czech). Czech Statistical Office. 2015-12-21.
3. "Population Census 2021: Population by sex". Public Database. Czech Statistical Office. 2021-03-27.

External links

• Official website