Rudnik, Racibórz County
Rudnik is a village and capital of the same rural community in the powiat Raciborski in the Polish province of Silesia.
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Geography
The municipality occupies 13.59 % of the area of the district. The municipality has an area of Rudnik 73.94 km ², of which 85 % land for agriculture and 7 % forest.
Neighboring municipalities are Baborów, Cisek, Kuźnia Raciborska, Nędza, Pietrowice Wielkie Polska Cerekiew and Racibórz.
History
As part of the National Socialist local renaming the place name was changed to Mr. Kirch because of its Slavic origin in 1936.
In 1999, the town of Katowice Voivodeship Silesian Voivodeship to.
Community
The rural commune ( gmina wiejska ) Rudnik divided into the following districts ( sołectwo ):
- Brzeźnica ( Bresnitz; 1936-45: Eichendorffmühl )
- Czerwięcice ( Czerwentzütz; 1936-45: Rotental )
- Dolędzin ( Dollendzin; 1936-45: Ludwigstal OS)
- Gamow ( Gammau )
- Grzegorzowice ( Gregorsdorf; until 1914: Gregorsowitz )
- Jastrzębie ( hawk )
- Lasaki ( Lassoky; 1936-45: willow bog O.S. )
- Ligota Książęca ( Herzoglich Ellguth )
- Lubowitz (Polish Łubowice )
- Modzurów ( Mosurau; 1937-45: mosern )
- Ponięcice ( Ponientzütz; 1936-45: Knight village)
- Rudnik ( Rudnik; 1936-45: Mr. Kirch)
- Sławików ( Slawikau; 1936-45: Bergkirch )
- Strzybnik ( silver head)
- Szonowice ( Schonowitz; 1936-45: Already village)
Population
To date, three population groups living in the community: Poland, German and Silesian.
* The results of the 2011 census have been corrected several times, in the community but are now more than 20 percent of German life. This could be the community that enshrined in the Polish minority rights law, such as to introduce bilingual place-name signs.