Ruda Śląska is a city in Silesia in southern Poland, near Katowice. It is a district in the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union, a metropolis with a population of two million. It is in the Silesian Highlands, on the Kłodnica River.
It has been part of the Silesian Voivodeship since its formation in 1999. Previously, it was in Katowice Voivodeship, and before then, part of the Autonomous Silesian Voivodeship. Ruda Śląska is one of the cities in the Katowice urban area and within the greater Silesian metropolitan area. The population of the city is 135,008.
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruda_Śląska
Coordinates 50°17'8.88" N 18°52'29.256" E
