Rudna [ˈrudna] is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Wysoka, within Piła County, Greater Poland Voivodeship, in west-central Poland.[1] It lies approximately 7 kilometres (4 mi) north-west of Wysoka, 20 km (12 mi) east of Piła, and 90 km (56 mi) north of the regional capital Poznań.

Rudna
Village
Rudna is located in Poland
Rudna
Rudna
Coordinates: 53°11′59″N 17°1′14″E / 53.19972°N 17.02056°E / 53.19972; 17.02056
Country Poland
VoivodeshipGreater Poland
CountyPiła
GminaWysoka
First mentioned1480
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
89-320
Area code+48 67
Car platesPP

The oldest known mention of Rudna dates back to 1480, when it was part of the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland. During the German occupation of Poland during World War II, some Polish inhabitants of Rudna, were murdered by the Germans on the slope of the Góra Wysoka hill in nearby Wysoka in two mass executions on 21 October and 21 November (see Nazi crimes against the Polish nation).[2]

There is a church of Saints Peter and Paul in the village.

References

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  1. ^ "Central Statistical Office (GUS) - TERYT (National Register of Territorial Land Apportionment Journal)" (in Polish). 2008-06-01.
  2. ^ Maria Wardzyńska (2009) Był rok 1939. Operacja niemieckiej policji bezpieczeństwa w Polsce. Intelligenzaktion, IPN, Warsaw, p. 164 (in Polish)